Fonsecaea
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| Conidiophores of Fonsecaea pedrosoi | |
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F. brasiliensis[1] | |
Fonsecaea is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The type species, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, is associated with the disease chromoblastomycosis.[4]
References[edit]
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- ^ de Andrade TS, Cury AE, de Castro LG, Hirata MH, Hirata RD (2007). "Rapid identification of Fonsecaea by duplex polymerase chain reaction in isolates from patients with chromoblastomycosis". Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 57 (3): 267–272. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.08.024. PMID 17338941.
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