The development of a novel diagnostic PCR for Madurella mycetomatis using a comparative genome approach.

• Main Authors: Wilson Lim (Author), Emmanuel Siddig (Author), Kimberly Eadie (Author), Bertrand Nyuykonge (Author), Sarah Ahmed (Author), Ahmed Fahal (Author), Annelies Verbon (Author), Sandra Smit (Author), Wendy Wj van de Sande (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Eumycetoma is a neglected tropical disease most commonly caused by the fungus Madurella mycetomatis. Identification of eumycetoma causative agents can only be reliably performed by molecular identification, most commonly by species-specific PCR. The current M. mycetoma...