Article
AFLP analysis reveals high genetic diversity but low population structure in Coccidioides posadasii isolates from Mexico and Argentina.
BMC infectious diseases - 3 Sept 2013
Duarte-Escalante Esperanza, Zúñiga Gerardo, Frías-De-León María Guadalupe, Canteros Cristina, Castañón-Olivares Laura Rosio, Reyes-Montes María del Rocío
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii cause coccidioidomycosis, a disease that is endemic to North and South America, but for Central America, the incidence of coccidioidomycosis has not been clearly established. Several studies suggest genetic variability in these fungi; however, little definitive information has been discovered about the variability of Coccidioides fungi in Mexico (MX) and Argentina...
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