Detection of multiple mycetoma pathogens using fungal metabarcoding analysis of soil DNA in an endemic area of Sudan.

• Main Authors: Hiroki Hashizume (Author), Suguru Taga (Author), Masayuki K Sakata (Author), Mahmoud Hussein Mohamed Taha (Author), Emmanuel Edwar Siddig (Author), Toshifumi Minamoto (Author), Ahmed Hassan Fahal (Author), Satoshi Kaneko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Mycetoma is a tropical disease caused by several fungi and bacteria present in the soil. Fungal mycetoma and eumycetoma are especially challenging to treat; therefore, prevention, early diagnosis, and early treatment are important, but it is also necessary to understand the geographic distribution o...