The pathogenic potential of the Lichtheimia genus revisited: Lichtheimia brasiliensis is a novel, non-pathogenic species

Summary Lichtheimia brasiliensis was recently described as a novel species within the genus Lichtheimia, which comprises a total of six species. L. brasiliensis was first reported from soil in Brazil. The aim of the study was to determine the relative virulence potential of L. brasiliensis using an...

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Published in:Mycoses 2014-12, Vol.57 (s3), p.128-131
Main Authors: Schwartze, Volker U., de A. Santiago, André Luiz C. M., Jacobsen, Ilse D., Voigt, Kerstin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
avian infection model
Brazil
Chick Embryo
Disease Models, Animal
Infection model
Lichtheimia
Mucorales - classification
Mucorales - isolation & purification
Mucorales - pathogenicity
pathogenesis
Phylogeny
Soil Microbiology
virulence
Virulence Factors - genetics
zygomycosis
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Summary:Summary Lichtheimia brasiliensis was recently described as a novel species within the genus Lichtheimia, which comprises a total of six species. L. brasiliensis was first reported from soil in Brazil. The aim of the study was to determine the relative virulence potential of L. brasiliensis using an avian infection model based on chicken embryos.
ISSN:0933-7407
1439-0507
DOI:10.1111/myc.12230