A significant number of reported <i>Absidia corymbifera</i> ( <i>Lichtheimia corymbifera</i> ) infections are caused by <i>Lichtheimia ramosa</i> (syn. <i>Lichtheimia hongkongensis</i> ): an emerging cause of mucormycosis

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Recently, we and others reported the discovery of Lichtheimia ramosa (syn. Lichtheimia hongkongensis). We also hypothesized that a proportion of 'Absidia corymbifera (Lichtheimia corymbifera)' reported in the literature could be L. ramosa. In this study, we characterized 13 strains that had been reported as 'A. corymbifera (L. corymbifera)' in the literature over an 11-year period. Microscopic examination of agar...

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