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Whole-Genome Analysis Illustrates Global Clonal Population Structure of the Ubiquitous Dermatophyte Pathogen Trichophyton rubrum.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2018
Persinoti Gabriela F, Martinez Diego A, Li Wenjun, Döğen Aylin, Billmyre R Blake, Averette Anna, Goldberg Jonathan M, Shea Terrance, Young Sarah, Zeng Qiandong, Oliver Brian G, Barton Richard, Metin Banu, Hilmioğlu-Polat Süleyha, Ilkit Macit, Gräser Yvonne, Martinez-Rossi Nilce M, White Theodore C, Heitman Joseph, Cuomo Christina A
Abstract excerpt
Dermatophytes include fungal species that infect humans, as well as those that also infect other animals or only grow in the environment. The dermatophyte species Trichophyton rubrum is a frequent cause of skin infection in immunocompetent individuals. While members of the T. rubrum species complex have been further categorized based on various morphologies, their population structure and ability to undergo...
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