Periplaneta americana (Blattodea: Blattidae) fungal pathogens in hospital sewer systems: molecular and phylogenetic approaches

• Main Authors: Mahboobeh Madani (Author), Fatemeh Safari (Author), Maryam Khodabandeh (Author), Shahrokh Izadi (Author), Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cockroaches are known as mechanical vectors of some pathogens that can infect humans. The present study aims to rapidly identify Periplaneta americana fungal pathogens from sewer systems of public hospitals in Esfahan using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. A total of 55 P. americana co...