The high diversity of Scedosporium and Lomentospora species and their prevalence in human-disturbed areas in Taiwan.

Huang, Yin-Tse; Hung, Tsu-Chun; Fan, Yun-Chen; Chen, Chi-Yu; Sun, Pei-Lun

Huang, Yin-Tse; Hung, Tsu-Chun; Fan, Yun-Chen; Chen, Chi-Yu; Sun, Pei-Lun.

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Huang YT; Department of Biomedical Science and Environment Biology, Kaohsiung Medical School, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
Hung TC; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
Fan YC; Department of Biomedical Science and Environment Biology, Kaohsiung Medical School, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
Chen CY; Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan.
Sun PL; Department of Plant Pathology, National Chun-Hsing University, Taichung, 402202, Taiwan.

Med Mycol ; 61(4)2023 Apr 03.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37061781

Scedosporium and Lomentospora are two fungal genera that can cause infections to wildlife and humans. Our experiment demonstrated that these fungi are ubiquitous in the soil in Taiwan. Their proximity to human-dwelling regions raises our awareness of their exposure to those who are susceptible.

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Micoses; Scedosporium; Animais; Humanos; Scedosporium/genética; Prevalência; Taiwan/epidemiologia; Micoses/epidemiologia; Micoses/microbiologia; Micoses/veterinária

Palavras-chave

Pseudallescheria; emerging pathogen; fungal diversity; soil fungi

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Scedosporium / Micoses Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals / Humans País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

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