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Polyphasic identification of three new species in Alternaria section Infectoriae causing human cutaneous infection.
Mycoses - 1 Feb 2020
Iturrieta-González Isabel, Pujol Isabel, Iftimie Simona, García Dania, Morente Vanesa, Queralt Rosana, Guevara-Suarez Marcela, Alastruey-Izquierdo Ana, Ballester Frederic, Hernández-Restrepo Margarita, Gené Josepa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is an emerging disease in immunocompromised patients, being Alternaria one of the most common genera reported as a causative agent. Species identification is not carried out mainly due to the complexity of the genus. Analysis of the ITS barcode has become standard for fungal identification, but in Alternaria it is only able to discriminate among species-groups or sections....
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