Tintelnotia opuntiae
Tintelnotia opuntiae (Boerema, Gruyter & Noordel.) S.A. Ahmed & de Hoog, in Ahmed et al., Mycoses 60(4): 248 (2016) [2017].
≡ Phoma opuntiae Boerema, de Gruyter & Noordeloos, Persoonia 16: 131 (1995).
Index Fungorum number: IF 816794; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11654, Fig. 1
Description: see Ahmed et al. (2017).
Material considered: see Ahmed et al. (2017).
Fig. 1 Tintelnotia opuntiae (CBS 376.91, re-drawn from Fig. 4 in Ahmed et al. 2017). a Colony on MEA. b Pycnidia on OA. c Pycnidia. d Immature conidiomata. e Conidiogenous cells. f Conidia. Scale bars: b = 30 μm, c–e = 10 μm, f = 5 μm.
Importance and distribution
Tintelnotia comprises two species. Tintelnotia destructans causes keratitis associated with contact lens wear and ocular trauma and keratomycosis present as a superinfection in herpetic keratitis (Roels et al. 2020) in Europe (Germany) while T. opuntiae is known on cladodes of Opuntia (Cactaceae) in South America (Peru). Tan et al. (2020) reported Tintelnotia destructans superinfection in herpetic keratitis in Australia.
References
Ahmed SA, Hofmüller W, Seibold M, De Hoog GS et al. 2016 – Tintelnotia, a new genus in Phaeosphaeriaceae harbouring agents of cornea and nail infections in humans. Mycoses 60, 244–253.
Roels D, Coorevits L, Lagrou K. 2020 – Tintelnotia destructans as an emerging opportunistic pathogen: First case of T. destructans superinfection in herpetic keratitis. American journal of ophthalmology case reports 19, 100791.
Tan SJ, Nure M, Gardam D, McKnight C, Boan PA, Clark BM. 2019 – Contact lens associated keratitis due to Tintelnotia destructans. Medical mycology case reports 27, 8–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.12.004
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