Evaluation of a multiplex real-time PCR targeting the β-tubulin gene for the detection and differentiation of Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis

ABSTRACT Sporothrix sp. is a thermally dimorphic genus of fungi known to cause subacute or chronic subcutaneous lesions in humans and animals and is the cause of increasing public health concern due to spread of feline-associated cases. Here, we adapted and evaluated a recently described real-time P...

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Main Authors: Luisa F. López, Lalitha Gade, Anastasia P. Litvintseva, D. Joseph Sexton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01162-24