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Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA Sequence ShowsParacoccidioides brasiliensis Closely Related toBlastomyces dermatitidis
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
The similarities of paracoccidioidomycosis and blastomycosis are highly suggestive of a close relation of the two etiological agents. Whereas the agent of the first disease is exclusively endemic in Latin America, the agent of the latter one is endemic in North America and Africa. In symptomatic travelers visiting both areas of endemicity, differentiation of the diseases might be impossible, even though therapy...
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