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Genetic variability in Microsporum canis isolated from cats, dogs and humans in Brazil.
Mycoses - 1 Sept 2013
da Costa Fernanda V A, Farias Marconi R, Bier Daniele, de Andrade Caroline P, de Castro Luiza A, da Silva Sérgio C, Ferreiro Laerte
Abstract excerpt
Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum canis is a heterogeneous disease with variable clinical manifestations. M. canis is a zoophilic dermatophyte and the most frequent fungi isolated from dogs, cats and children in Brazil. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic variability of M. canis isolates from different animal species using two microsatellite markers, namely, McGT(13) and McGT(17), and to...
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