Molecular Epidemiology of Blastomyces gilchristii Clusters, Minnesota, USA

Molecular Epidemiology of Blastomyces gilchristii Clusters, Minnesota, USA

We characterized 2 clusters of blastomycosis cases in Minnesota, USA, using whole-genome sequencing and single-nucleotide polymorphism analyses. Blastomyces gilchristii was confirmed as the cause of infection. Genomic analyses corresponded with epidemiologic findings for cases of B. gilchristii inf...

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Main Authors: Ujwal R. Bagal, Malia Ireland, Annastasia Gross, Jill Fischer, Meghan Bentz, Elizabeth L. Berkow, Anastasia P. Litvintseva, Nancy A. Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
blastomycosis
fungi
respiratory infections
Blastomyces gilchristii
whole-genome sequencing
Minnesota
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-0392_article
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Summary:We characterized 2 clusters of blastomycosis cases in Minnesota, USA, using whole-genome sequencing and single-nucleotide polymorphism analyses. Blastomyces gilchristii was confirmed as the cause of infection. Genomic analyses corresponded with epidemiologic findings for cases of B. gilchristii infections, demonstrating the utility of genomic methods for future blastomycosis outbreak investigations.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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