Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 21, Number 2—February 2015
Dispatch

Lagenidium giganteum Pathogenicity in Mammals

Raquel Vilela, John W. Taylor1, Edward D. Walker1, and Leonel MendozaComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA (R. Vilela, E.D. Walker, L. Mendoza); Universidade Federal do Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (R. Vilela); University of California, Berkeley, California, USA (J.W. Taylor)

Main Article

Table

Strains, accession numbers, acronyms, optimal temperatures, and affected hosts on the studied Lagenidium isolates studied, 2011–2012

Taxonomic name Strain identification† Acronym Primer
 Optimal temperature, °C Host
Internal transcriber spacer CDC42 COXII HSP90 TUB
L. giganteum NPI01 Lgm1 EF016915 0 0 0 0 25 Mosquito larvae
L. giganteum ATCC 48336 Lgm2 JQ745259 0 0 0 0 25 Mosquito larvae
L. giganteum ATCC 36492 Lgm3 AY151183 JX985758 AF086697 JX999093 JX999124 25 Mosquito larvae
Lagenidium sp. CBS 127533 Ls1 HQ395647 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. A CBS 126881 Lspa1 HQ111460 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp .A CBS 126885 Lspa2 HQ111452 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp .A CBS 126878 Lspa3 HQ111464 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. A CBS 126880 Lspa4 HQ111459 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp .B CBS 126882 Lspb1 HQ111461 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. B CBS 126879 Lspb2 HQ111463 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. B CBS 126884 Lspb3 HQ111450 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. B CBS 126883 Lspb4 HQ111462 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
L. callinectes NJM-0531 Lc1 AB285488 0 0 0 0 25 Crustacea
L. callinectes NJM-8989 Lc2 AB285487 0 0 0 0 25 Crustacea
L. callinectes ATCC 24973 Lc3 AB285486 0 0 0 0 25 Crustacea
L. vilelae CBS 127042 Lv1 HQ111455 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. C CBS 127284 Lspc1 HQ111472 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. C CBS 127285 Lspc2 HQ111470 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. C CBS 127283 Lscd1 HQ111471 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. C CBS 127276 Lspc3 HQ111451 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. C CBS 127281 Lspd2 HQ111473 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
Lagenidium sp. D CBS 127277 Lspd3 HQ111454 0 0 0 0 ND Nematodes
L. caudatum CBS 58485 Lca1 HQ643136 0 AF290309 0 0 25 Nematodes
L. myophilum NJM-8403 Lm1 AB285497 0 AF290311 0 0 20 Shrimp
L. humanum ATCC 76726 Lh1 JX970867 JX985757 AF290310 JX999094 JX999125 25 Saprotrophic
L. giganteum mammals ATCCMYA-4933 Lgp1 JF919611 JF919613 JX970853 JX999097 JX999127 37°C fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals MTLA-03 Lgp2 JX999099 JF919612 JX970852 JX999099 JX999128 37 fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals ATCCMYA-4934 Lgp3 JX999096 JF919613 JX970854 JX999096 JX999126 37 slow Cat
L. giganteum mammals ATCCMYA-4935 Lgp4 JX999098 JF919614 JX970855 JX999098 JX999129 37 fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals MTLA-10 Lgp5 KJ506111 KJ506076 KJ506083 KJ506097 KJ506111 37 fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals MTLA-12 Lgp6 KJ506112 KJ506078 KJ506084 KJ506098 KJ506112 37 fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals MTLA-14 Lgp7 KJ506113 KJ506077 KJ506085 KJ506099 KJ506113 37 fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals MTLA-15 Lgp8 KJ506116 KJ506081 KJ506087 KJ506103 KJ506116 37 fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals MTLA-16 Lgp9 KJ506115 KJ506080 KJ506086 KJ506102 KJ506115 37 fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals MTLA-17 Lgp10 KJ506117 KJ506082 KJ506088 KJ506101 KJ506117 37 fast Dog
L. giganteum mammals MTLA-18 Lgp11 KJ506114 JX970841 KJ506089 KJ506100 KJ506114 37 fast Dog
L. ajelloi ATCCMYA-4936 La1 JX970885 JX970885 JX970841 JX999112 JX999143 37 slow Dog
L. ajelloi ATCCMYA-4937 La2 JX970884 JX970884 JX970842 JX999113 JX999144 37 slow Dog
L. ajelloi MTLA-19 La3 KJ506134 KJ506070 KJ506092 KJ506106 KJ506120 37 slow Dog
L. ajelloi MTLA-20 La4 KJ506135 KJ506071 KJ506094 KJ506109 KJ506124 37 slow Dog
L. ajelloi MTLA-21 La5 KJ506137 KJ506073 KJ506095 KJ506108 KJ506122 37 slow Dog
L. ajelloi MTLA-22 La6 KJ506138 KJ506069 KJ506096 KJ506107 KJ506123 37 slow Dog
L. ajelloi MTLA-23 La7 KJ506136 KJ506072 KJ506093 KJ506110 KJ506121 37 slow Dog
L. albertoi ATCCMYA-4932 Lal8 JX970870 JX970838 JX970838 JX999115 JX999142 37 slow Human
L. vilelae MTLA-24 Lv2 KJ506133 KJ506075 KJ506091 KJ506105 KJ506119 37 slow Cat
L. vilelae MTLA-25-Tissue Lv3 KJ506132 KJ506090 KJ506090 KJ506104 KJ506118 ND Cat
Pythium insidiosum MTPI-36 Pi1 AY486144 0 0 0 0 37 Mammals
P. grandisporangium ATCC 28295 Pg1_c AY151182 0 0 0 0 25 Saprotrophic
P. aphanidermatum STR-135 Pa1_a AY151180 0 0 0 0 25 Plants
P. diliense STR-66 Pd1_a AY151181 0 0 0 0 25 Plants
P. flevoense STR-W041 Pf1_b EU240168 0 0 0 0 25 Plants/fish
P. diclinum STR-P7824 Pdi1_b EF153675 0 0 0 0 25 Plants
P. capillosum CBS 222–94 Pc1_b AY598635 0 0 0 0 25 Saprotrophic
P. sylvaticum CBS 453.67 Ps1_f AY598657 0 0 0 0 25 Plants
P. pleroticum CBS 776.81 Pp1_e AY598642 0 0 0 0 25 Plants
P. iwayamai CBS 156.64 Piw1_g AY598648 0 0 0 0 25 Plants
P. undulatum CBS 157.69 Pu1_j AY598708 0 0 0 0 25 Plants
P. ultimum CBS 398.51 Pul1_i AY598642 0 0 0 0 25 Plants
P. nunn CBS 808.96 Pn1_j AY598709 0 0 0 0 25 Fungi

*ATCC, American Type Culture Collection; CBS, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures; CDC42, cell division cycle 42; COXII, cytochrome oxidase II; HSP90, heat shock protein 90; ND, no data; TUB, tubulin; 0, no DNA sequences available.
†MTLA and MTPI strains Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics, Michigan State University culture collection.

Main Article

1These authors contributed equally to this article.

Page created: January 20, 2015
Page updated: January 20, 2015
Page reviewed: January 20, 2015
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external