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Mycologia 94(1), 2002, pp. 73-84
© 2002 by The Mycological Society of America

Molecular and phenotypic description of Coccidioides posadasii sp. nov., previously recognized as the non-California population of Coccidioides immitis


M. C. Fisher 1

     The Institute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK

G. L. Koenig
T. J. White

     Roche Molecular Systems, 1145 Atlantic Avenue, Alameda, California 94501, USA

J. W. Taylor

     Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-3102, USA

Coccidioides posadasii sp. nov., formerly known as non-California (non-CA) Coccidioides immitis, is described. Phylogenetic analyses using single nucleotide polymorphisms, genes, and microsatellites show that C. posadasii represents a divergent, genetically recombining monophyletic clade. Coccidioides posadasii can be distinguished from C. immitis by numerous DNA polymorphisms, and we show how either of two microsatellite loci may be used as diagnostic markers for this species. Growth experiments show that C. posadasii has significantly slower growth rates on high-salt media when compared with C. immitis, suggesting that other phenotypic characters may exist.

Key words: allele, Coccidioidomycosis, microsatellite, Onygenales, phylogeny, systematics




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