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Molecular diversity of Fonsecaea (Chaetothyriales) causing chromoblastomycosis in southern China.
Medical mycology - 1 Feb 2009
Xi Liyan, Sun Jiufeng, Lu Changming, Liu Honfang, Xie Zhi, Fukushima Kazutaka, Takizawa Kayoko, Najafzadeh Mohammad Javad, De Hoog G S
Abstract excerpt
Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic, cutaneous and subcutaneous infection caused by members of the order Chaetothyriales and commonly found in China. Among the etiologic agents, members of the genus Cladophialophora are predominant in northern China. Alternatively, Fonsecaea spp. are particularly common in southern China. However, the identification of Fonsecaea isolates recovered in China is difficult due to the...
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