Molecular Epidemiology of Agents of Human Chromoblastomycosis in Brazil with the Description of Two Novel Species.

The human mutilating disease chromoblastomycosis is caused by melanized members of the order Chaetothyriales. To assess population diversity among 123 clinical strains of agents of the disease in Brazil we applied sequencing of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, and partial cell division c...

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Main Authors: Renata R Gomes, Vania A Vicente, Conceição M P S de Azevedo, Claudio G Salgado, Moises B da Silva, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, Sirlei G Marques, Daniel W C L Santos, Tania S de Andrade, Elizabeth H Takagi, Katia S Cruz, Gheniffer Fornari, Rosane C Hahn, Maria L Scroferneker, Rachel B Caligine, Mauricio Ramirez-Castrillon, Daniella P de Araújo, Daiane Heidrich, Arnaldo L Colombo, G S de Hoog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5125572?pdf=render