Specific and sensitive loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for Madurella strains, eumycetoma filamentous fungi causative agent.

• Main Authors: Isato Yoshioka (Author), Yugo Mori (Author), Ahmed Hassan Fahal (Author), Emmanuel Edwar Siddig (Author), Satoshi Kaneko (Author), Takashi Yaguchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Filamentous fungi of the genus Madurella are the primary causative agents of mycetoma, a disease observed in tropical and subtropical regions. Since early diagnostics based on a morphological approach are difficult and have many shortcomings, a molecular diagnostic met...