Triazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus in crop plant soil after tebuconazole applications.
Environ Pollut
; 266(Pt 1): 115124, 2020 Nov.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32673931
ABSTRACT
Aspergillus fumigatus is the primary agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA) causing high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Triazole resistance in A. fumigatus and its sources have gained wide attention. For several years, environmental fungicides use has been proposed as the major cause for triazole resistance in A. fumigatus. However, there are few studies on azole-resistant A. fumigatus (ARAF) selected by triazole fungicides in agricultural systems. We studied the possible emergence of ARAF in the field after exposure to triazole fungicide tebuconazole. Our results showed that exposure to tebuconazole in soil selects for resistance to triazoles in A. fumigatus. The probability of ARAF developing in soils depends upon the concentrations of tebuconazole after application. We suggest that tebuconazole applications should be minimized to reduce selective pressure for the generation of ARAFs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aspergillus fumigatus
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Drug Resistance, Fungal
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Environ Pollut
Journal subject:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China