Severe skin and subcutaneous pythiosis in China: Metagenomic identification and characterization of Pythium insidiosum

Severe skin and subcutaneous pythiosis in China: Metagenomic identification and characterization of Pythium insidiosum

Pythium insidiosum is a rare fungus-like pathogen that is known to cause pythiosis in mammals with high morbidity and mortality. Identification of the pathogen is essential for timely treatment and rational use of antibiotics. However, Pythium insidiosum is difficult to detect via conventional micro...

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Main Authors: Haiyan Zhang, Fengli Zhou, Jiabao Huang, Xiaoyun Liu, Hui Xu, Jiayin Liang, Jun Wang, Jing Chen, Lingling Liu, Yiting Li, Xuan Hu, Xuanrong Chen, Chao Liu, Kouxing Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
infection
metagenomic next-generation sequencing
pythiosis
Pythium insidiosum
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1002460/full

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