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Molecular Diagnostics of Arthroconidial Yeasts, Frequent Pulmonary Opportunists
25 Oct 2017
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ABSTRACT Magnusiomyces capitatus and Saprochaete clavata are members of the clade of arthroconidial yeasts that represent emerging opportunistic pulmonary pathogens in immunocompromised patients. Given that standard ribosomal DNA (rDNA) identification often provides confusing results, in this study, we analyzed 34 isolates with the goal of finding new genetic markers for classification using multilocus sequencing...
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