Common Reservoirs for Penicillium marneffei Infection in Humans and Rodents, China

Common Reservoirs for Penicillium marneffei Infection in Humans and Rodents, China

Human penicilliosis marneffei is an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Penicillium marneffei. High prevalence of infection among bamboo rats of the genera Rhizomys and Cannomys suggest that these rodents are a key facet of the P. marneffei life cycle. We trapped bamboo rats during June...

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Main Authors: Cunwei Cao, Ling Liang, Wenjuan Wang, Hong Luo, Shaobiao Huang, Donghua Liu, Jianping Xu, Daniel A. Henk, Matthew C. Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Fungal infections
fungi
Penicillium marneffei
microsatellite typing
genotype
zoonosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-0718_article

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