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The taxonomy of two uncultivated fungal mammalian pathogens is revealed through phylogeny and population genetic analyses.
Scientific reports - 13 Sept 2021
Vilela Raquel, Huebner Marianne, Vilela Camila, Vilela Gabriella, Pettersen Bruno, Oliveira Claudia, Mendoza Leonel
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Ever since the uncultivated South American fungal pathogen Lacazia loboi was first described 90 years ago, its etiology and evolutionary traits have been at the center of endless controversies. This pathogen infects the skin of humans and as long believed, dolphin skin. However, recent DNA analyses of infected dolphins placed its DNA sequences within Paracoccidioides species. This came as a surprise and suggested...
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