Scytalidium dimidiatum an opportunistic fungus for both man and Mangifera indica trees in Venezuela.
Padin C., Fernández-Zeppenfeldt G., Yegres F., Richard-Yegres N.
Author Affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda Coro, Estado Falcón, Apdo. postal 7456, Venezuela.
Revista Iberoamericana de Micología 22 : 172-173
Abstract : The purpose of this study was to confirm the presence of S. dimidiatum in Mangifera indica (mango) trees, in a plantation managed by a diabetic patient with a white grain mycetoma of the foot caused by the same fungus. Samples from necrotic apices, roots, burned leaves and rotten stems from eight trees were processed by the Smith and Furcolow's mineral oil technique (modified). Several isolates from the apex material of the tree and clinical samples from the diabetic patient isolated in pure culture revealed a fungus with macroscopic and microscopic characteristics similar to that of S. dimidiatum. This fungus should be considered as an opportunistic microorganism for both humans and M. indica.