Blastomyces dermatitidis Gilchrist et Stokes, anamorph
Strain Designations
VPCI/BR42/82
Alternate State
Ajellomyces dermatitidis McDonough et Lewis
Application
Biomedical Research and Development Material
Emerging infectious disease research
Biosafety Level
3
Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
no
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
ITS-PCR ribotyping
characterization
Morphology
Colonies at 24°C are restricted, whitish, felty; reverse cream-coloured to brownish. Colonies at 37°C are butyrous.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 726: Brain heart infusion with cystine
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 26.0°C
Sequenced Data
No DNA sequencing was performed in house on this product.
Name of Depositor
HS Randhawa
Isolation
liver of insectivorous bat, Rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei, India
References
Randhawa HS, et al. Blastomyces dermatitidis in bats: first report of its isolation from the liver of Rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei Gray. Sabouraudia 23: 69-76, 1985. PubMed: 3992429
McCullough MJ, et al. Intergenic transcribed spacer PCR ribotyping for differentiation of Saccharomyces species and interspecific hybrids. J Clin Microbiol 36: 1035-1038, 1998. PubMed: 9542932
