Genome update of the dimorphic human pathogenic fungi causing paracoccidioidomycosis.

• Main Authors: José F Muñoz (Author), Juan E Gallo (Author), Elizabeth Misas (Author), Margaret Priest (Author), Alma Imamovic (Author), Sarah Young (Author), Qiandong Zeng (Author), Oliver K Clay (Author), Juan G McEwen (Author), Christina A Cuomo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Paracoccidiodomycosis (PCM) is a clinically important fungal disease that can acquire serious systemic forms and is caused by the thermodimorphic fungal Paracoccidioides spp. PCM is a tropical disease that is endemic in Latin America, where up to ten million people are infected; 80% of reported case...