Aspergillus fumigatus AF210 genome sequencing. Aspergillus fumigatus AF210

Dr. Denning strain collection at the University of Manchester, UK The Aspergillus fumigatus (Neosartorya fumigata) strain AF210 (NCPF 7101) was isolated as a hospital acquired infection from an intensive care unit in Manchester, UK (Carlson et al., J Infect 1996;33:119). This and 5 other isolates, including an environmental strain from the same ICU, were shown to be identical. Experimental infection caused by AF210 responds to both amphotericin B and itraconazole, and has been used to validate susceptibility testing of azoles. It is more amenable to hygromycin-based transformation than AF293.