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Population genetic structure of clinical and environmental isolates of Blastomyces dermatitidis, based on 27 polymorphic microsatellite markers.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2011
Meece Jennifer K, Anderson Jennifer L, Fisher Matthew C, Henk Daniel A, Sloss Brian L, Reed Kurt D
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Blastomyces dermatitidis, a thermally dimorphic fungus, is the etiologic agent of North American blastomycosis. Clinical presentation is varied, ranging from silent infections to fulminant respiratory disease and dissemination to skin and other sites. Exploration of the population genetic structure of B. dermatitidis would improve our knowledge regarding variation in virulence phenotypes, geographic distribution,...
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