Lichtheimia species exhibit differences in virulence potential.

Although the number of mucormycosis cases has increased during the last decades, little is known about the pathogenic potential of most mucoralean fungi. Lichtheimia species represent the second and third most common cause of mucormycosis in Europe and worldwide, respectively. To date only three of...

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Main Authors: Volker U Schwartze, Kerstin Hoffmann, Ildikó Nyilasi, Tamás Papp, Csaba Vágvölgyi, Sybren de Hoog, Kerstin Voigt, Ilse D Jacobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3401187?pdf=render