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Use of Population Genetics to Assess the Ecology, Evolution, and Population Structure of Coccidioides.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2016
Teixeira Marcus M, Barker Bridget M
Abstract excerpt
During the past 20 years, a general picture of the genetic diversity and population structure of Coccidioides, the causal agent of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), has emerged. The genus consists of 2 genetically diverse species, C. immitis and C. posadasii, each of which contains 1 or more distinct populations with limited gene flow. Genotypic data indicate that C. immitis is divided into 2 subpopulations...
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