Research Article

First Report on Isolating Auricularia nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification

Volume: 16 Number: 2 October 24, 2025
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First Report on Isolating Auricularia nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification

Abstract

This study aimed to identify a fungus isolated from a shoe sample, one of the personal items that has been in contact with humans. Isolation was performed using Dichloran Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol Agar, incubation was carried out at 25°C for 7 days, and then purification was achieved on Potato Dextrose Agar. For molecular species identification from pure cultures, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA was amplified using primers ITS1 and ITS4 after DNA isolation. The resulting sequence showed a high similarity (99.62%) to Auricularia nigricans in the GenBank database, as determined by BLAST analysis. Phylogenetic analysis also confirmed a strong relationship with this species. While Auricularia nigricans is generally known to be found in dead woody materials in nature, its isolation from a personal item for the first time in this study highlights the potential spread of fomite-borne fungal infections. This result reveals that fungi also spread via fomites and their impact on environmentally fungal biodiversity.

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Ethical Statement

: It is declared that scientific and ethical principles have been followed while carrying out and writing this study and that all the sources used have been properly cited (Gülçin ÖZCAN ATEŞ).

Thanks

I would like to thank Physiotherapist Sezen UYANIK and Occupational Therapist Mehmet UYANIK for giving me the right to use all isolates obtained from the joint study (Özcan Ateş et al., 2023).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mycology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 24, 2025

Submission Date

August 20, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 8, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 2

APA
Özcan Ateş, G. (2025). First Report on Isolating Auricularia nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification. Mantar Dergisi, 16(2), 140-145. https://doi.org/10.30708/mantar.1769661
AMA
1.Özcan Ateş G. First Report on Isolating Auricularia nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification. Mantar Dergisi. 2025;16(2):140-145. doi:10.30708/mantar.1769661
Chicago
Özcan Ateş, Gülçin. 2025. “First Report on Isolating Auricularia Nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification”. Mantar Dergisi 16 (2): 140-45. https://doi.org/10.30708/mantar.1769661.
EndNote
Özcan Ateş G (October 1, 2025) First Report on Isolating Auricularia nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification. Mantar Dergisi 16 2 140–145.
IEEE
[1]G. Özcan Ateş, “First Report on Isolating Auricularia nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification”, Mantar Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 140–145, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.30708/mantar.1769661.
ISNAD
Özcan Ateş, Gülçin. “First Report on Isolating Auricularia Nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification”. Mantar Dergisi 16/2 (October 1, 2025): 140-145. https://doi.org/10.30708/mantar.1769661.
JAMA
1.Özcan Ateş G. First Report on Isolating Auricularia nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification. Mantar Dergisi. 2025;16:140–145.
MLA
Özcan Ateş, Gülçin. “First Report on Isolating Auricularia Nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification”. Mantar Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 2, Oct. 2025, pp. 140-5, doi:10.30708/mantar.1769661.
Vancouver
1.Gülçin Özcan Ateş. First Report on Isolating Auricularia nigricans from Shoe Inner Surface: ITS-Based Molecular Identification. Mantar Dergisi. 2025 Oct. 1;16(2):140-5. doi:10.30708/mantar.1769661

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