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<i>Rhinosporidium seeberi:</i> A Human Pathogen from a Novel Group of Aquatic Protistan Parasites
1 Jun 2000
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Rhinosporidium seeberi, a microorganism that can infect the mucosal surfaces of humans and animals, has been classified as a fungus on the basis of morphologic and histochemical characteristics. Using consensus polymerase chain reaction (PCR), we amplified a portion of the R. seeberi 18S rRNA gene directly from infected tissue. Analysis of the aligned sequence and inference of phylogenetic relationships showed...
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