Article
Molecular identification of coccidioides isolates from Mexican patients.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Sept 2007
Castañón-Olivares Laura Rocío, Güereña-Elizalde Diego, González-Martínez Marisela Rocío, Licea-Navarro Alexei Fedorovich, González-González Gloria María, Aroch-Calderón Arturo
Abstract excerpt
Molecular studies of the genome of the fungus Coccidioides have demonstrated two nearly identical, but well-identified species, Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii, known as "California" and "non-California" species, respectively. The objective of this study was to determine, through molecular methods, whether both species of Coccidioides are present in Mexican patients with coccidioidomycosis and to estimate,...
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