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Molecular evidence that the opportunistic fungal pathogen Trichosporon asahii is part of the normal fungal microbiota of the human gut based on rRNA genotyping.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2015
Cho Otomi, Matsukura Manami, Sugita Takashi
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The fungus Trichosporon asahii is distributed widely in the environment and is frequently isolated from clinical specimens. It can cause life-threatening disseminated infections, including breakthrough infection after the administration of candin antifungal drugs. However, the definitive infection route is still unclear. In this study, 43 T. asahii genotypes were detected in 72 fecal samples from healthy...
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