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Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis of clinical isolates of Aspergillus flavus from Iran reveals the first cases of Aspergillus minisclerotigenes associated with human infection.
BMC infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2014
Dehghan Parvin, Bui Tien, Campbell Leona T, Lai Yu-Wen, Tran-Dinh Nai, Zaini Farideh, Carter Dee A
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BACKGROUND: Aspergillus flavus is intensively studied for its role in infecting crop plants and contaminating produce with aflatoxin, but its role as a human pathogen is less well understood. In parts of the Middle East and India, A. flavus surpasses A. fumigatus as a cause of invasive aspergillosis and is a significant cause of cutaneous, sinus, nasal and nail infections. METHODS: A collection of 45 clinical and...
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