Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Prototheca wickerhamii from a Brazilian case of human systemic protothecosis.

• 主要な著者: Luciana Duarte-Silva (著者), Raquel Vilela (著者), Isabela A Rodrigues (著者), Vanessa C R Magalhães (著者), Marcelo V Caliari (著者), Leonel Mendoza (著者), Adriana Oliveira Costa (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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The genus Prototheca (alga) comprises a unique group of achlorophyllic saprotrophic and mammalian pathogen species. Despite its rare occurrence in humans and animals, protothecosis is considered an emerging clinical entity with relevance in immunocompromised patients. In this study, the characteriza...