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Multilocus sequence typing of Scedosporium apiospermum and Pseudallescheria boydii isolates from cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Dec 2013
Bernhardt A, Sedlacek L, Wagner S, Schwarz C, Würstl B, Tintelnot K
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BACKGROUND: Scedosporium and Pseudallescheria species are the second most common lung-colonising fungi in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. For epidemiological reasons it is important to trace sources of infection, routes of transmission and to determine whether these fungi are transient or permanent colonisers of the respiratory tract. Molecular typing methods like multilocus sequence typing (MLST) help provide...
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