Expanding geographical niche of emerging pathogen Fonsecaea nubica: First report of its isolation from India from a case of chromoblastomycosis
A 19-year-old male from Odisha state was diagnosed with facial chromoblastomycosis caused by Fonsecaea nubica, initially misidentified as F. pedrosoi. Sequencing of Internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA confirmed F. nubica, marking its first detection in India. This highlights the need for further research and monitoring of epidemiology of chromoblastomycosis.
Authors
- Shivaprakash Mandya Rudramurthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9097-9253)
- Joy G. Mohanty
- Pritika Gahlot
- Vinaykumar Hallur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1001-7717)
- Diptanu Paul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3729-8344)
- Dharitri Mohapatra
- Madhuchhanda Das
- Bimoch Projna Paty
- S M Atique Hasan Khan
Institutions
- Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College Hospital (IN)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar (IN)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100825
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Indian Council of Medical Research