Draft Genome Sequence of Fonsecaea monophora Strain CBS 269.37, an Agent of Human Chromoblastomycosis

The black yeast Fonsecaea monophora is one of the main etiologic agents of chromoblastomycosis in humans. Its pathogenicity profile is more invasive than that of related Fonsecaea species, causing brain infection in addition to (sub)cutaneous infections.

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Published inGenome announcements (Washington, DC) Vol. 4; no. 4
Main Authors Bombassaro, Amanda, de Hoog, Sybren, Weiss, Vinicius A, Souza, Emanuel M, Leão, Aniele C R, Costa, Flávia F, Baura, Valter, Tadra-Sfeir, Michele Z, Balsanelli, Eduardo, Moreno, Leandro F, Raittz, Roberto T, Steffens, Maria Berenice R, Pedrosa, Fabio O, Sun, Jiufeng, Xi, Liyan, Bocca, Anamélia L, Felipe, Maria S, Teixeira, Marcus, Santos, Germana D, Telles Filho, Flávio Q, Azevedo, Conceição M P S, Gomes, Renata R, Vicente, Vânia A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for Microbiology 28.07.2016
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Eukaryotes
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Summary:The black yeast Fonsecaea monophora is one of the main etiologic agents of chromoblastomycosis in humans. Its pathogenicity profile is more invasive than that of related Fonsecaea species, causing brain infection in addition to (sub)cutaneous infections.
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ISSN:2169-8287
2169-8287
2576-098X
DOI:10.1128/genomeA.00731-16