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Species Recognition and Clinical Relevance of the Zygomycetous Genus <i>Lichtheimia</i> (syn. <i>Absidia Pro Parte</i> , <i>Mycocladus</i> )
31 Mar 2010
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The zygomycete genus Lichtheimia (syn. Absidia pro parte, Mycocladus) consists of saprotrophic fungi inhabiting soil or dead plant material. Lichtheimia corymbifera (syn. Absidia corymbifera, Mycocladus corymbifer) and Lichtheimia ramosa (syn. Absidia ramosa, Mycocladus ramosus) may cause fulminant infections in patients with impaired immunity. The present study investigated the species boundaries in Lichtheimia...
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