Molecular identification of Sporothrix species in a hyperendemic area in Peru

• Main Authors: Max C. Ramírez-Soto (Author), Elsa G. Aguilar-Ancori (Author), María A. Quispe-Ricalde (Author), Julia G. Muñiz-Duran (Author), Mercedes M. Quispe-Florez (Author), Aldo Chinen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To date, there have been no molecular typing studies to identify the Sporothrix species circulating in Abancay, a hyperendemic area of sporotrichosis in Peru. To identify six clinical isolates of the Sporothrix schenckii complex from Abancay, Peru, we used PCR-sequencing of the calmodulin gene, and...