Comparative electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing and numerical taxonomy of some isolates of Fonsecaea pedrosoi and allied fungi

Sabouraudia. 1985 Aug;23(4):253-64. doi: 10.1080/00362178585380381.

Abstract

The proteins in broken-cell extracts from eight isolates of Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the principal agent of chromomycosis, were studied and compared by electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing. A type pattern was established with 16 fractions ranging in molecular weight between 7600 and 78500 daltons and 16 fractions varying in isoelectric point between 4.95 and 7.90. A genetic distance of 0.1 found by the numerical study applied to both analyses reveals a considerable similarity among the isolates studied. This resemblance was moreover observed between F. pedrosoi and other related dematiaceous fungi.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / methods
  • Fungal Proteins / analysis*
  • Fungal Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Isoelectric Focusing / methods
  • Mitosporic Fungi / analysis*
  • Mitosporic Fungi / classification
  • Mitosporic Fungi / genetics
  • Molecular Weight

Substances

  • Fungal Proteins