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Genetic diversity of Aspergillus species isolated from onychomycosis and Aspergillus hongkongensis sp. nov., with implications to antifungal susceptibility testing.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Feb 2016
Tsang Chi-Ching, Hui Teresa W S, Lee Kim-Chung, Chen Jonathan H K, Ngan Antonio H Y, Tam Emily W T, Chan Jasper F W, Wu Andrea L, Cheung Mei, Tse Brian P H, Wu Alan K L, Lai Christopher K C, Tsang Dominic N C, Que Tak-Lun, Lam Ching-Wan, Yuen Kwok-Yung, Lau Susanna K P, Woo Patrick C Y
Abstract excerpt
Thirteen Aspergillus isolates recovered from nails of 13 patients (fingernails, n=2; toenails, n=11) with onychomycosis were characterized. Twelve strains were identified by multilocus sequencing as Aspergillus spp. (Aspergillus sydowii [n=4], Aspergillus welwitschiae [n=3], Aspergillus terreus [n=2], Aspergillus flavus [n=1], Aspergillus tubingensis [n=1], and Aspergillus unguis [n=1]). Isolates of A. terreus,...
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