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Purpureocillium, a new genus for the medically important Paecilomyces lilacinus.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Aug 2011
Luangsa-Ard Jennifer, Houbraken Jos, van Doorn Tineke, Hong Seung-Beom, Borman Andrew M, Hywel-Jones Nigel L, Samson Robert A
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Paecilomyces lilacinus was described more than a century ago and is a commonly occurring fungus in soil. However, in the last decade this fungus has been increasingly found as the causal agent of infections in man and other vertebrates. Most cases of disease are described from patients with compromised immune systems or intraocular lens implants. In this study, we compared clinical isolates with strains isolated...
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