Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis.

Members of the fungal genus Fonsecaea causing human chromoblastomycosis show substantial geographic structuring. Genetic identity of clinical and environmental strains suggests transmission from plant debris, while the evolutionary processes that have led to spatially separated populations have rema...

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Main Authors: Jiufeng Sun, Mohammad J Najafzadeh, Albertus H G Gerrits van den Ende, Vania A Vicente, Peiying Feng, Liyan Xi, Gerrit S De Hoog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3410912?pdf=render