Genome update of the dimorphic human pathogenic fungi causing paracoccidioidomycosis.

Paracoccidiodomycosis (PCM) is a clinically important fungal disease that can acquire serious systemic forms and is caused by the thermodimorphic fungal Paracoccidioides spp. PCM is a tropical disease that is endemic in Latin America, where up to ten million people are infected; 80% of reported case...

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Main Authors: José F Muñoz, Juan E Gallo, Elizabeth Misas, Margaret Priest, Alma Imamovic, Sarah Young, Qiandong Zeng, Oliver K Clay, Juan G McEwen, Christina A Cuomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256289?pdf=render