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Whole genome sequence typing to investigate the Apophysomyces outbreak following a tornado in Joplin, Missouri, 2011.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Etienne Kizee A, Gillece John, Hilsabeck Remy, Schupp Jim M, Colman Rebecca, Lockhart Shawn R, Gade Lalitha, Thompson Elizabeth H, Sutton Deanna A, Neblett-Fanfair Robyn, Park Benjamin J, Turabelidze George, Keim Paul, Brandt Mary E, Deak Eszter, Engelthaler David M
Abstract excerpt
Case reports of Apophysomyces spp. in immunocompetent hosts have been a result of traumatic deep implantation of Apophysomyces spp. spore-contaminated soil or debris. On May 22, 2011 a tornado occurred in Joplin, MO, leaving 13 tornado victims with Apophysomyces trapeziformis infections as a result of lacerations from airborne material. We used whole genome sequence typing (WGST) for high-resolution phylogenetic...
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