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The new variety of Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis, isolated from an open necrotic wound of a diabetic patient is described. This strain differed from the two previously described varieties of A. elegans, A. elegans var. elegans and A. elegans var. meitauzae by nearly 1% or more sequence divergence within D1/D2 regions of 28S rRNA and the ITS region of rRNA genes. Like the other two varieties, no zygospores were observed, however, there was evidence suggesting intersexual diploidy, a feature not described previously in this species. Additionally, A. elegans var. kuwaitiensis was pathogenic to white mice causing 100% mortality within 5 days.
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Authors are thankful to Dr. Nabeel Abdul-Fatah of Al-Baptan hospital for providing information about the case. Technical assistance of Ms. Daad Farhat and Leena Joseph is acknowledged.
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Khan, Z.U., Ahmad, S., Mokaddas, E. et al. Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis isolated from the wound of a diabetic patient. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 94, 343–352 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-008-9251-1
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