Whole Genome Sequence Typing to Investigate the Apophysomyces Outbreak following a Tornado in Joplin, Missouri, 2011

Case reports of Apophysomyces spp. in immunocompetent hosts have been a result of traumatic deep implantation of Apophysomyces spp. spore-contaminated soil or debris. On May 22, 2011 a tornado occurred in Joplin, MO, leaving 13 tornado victims with Apophysomyces trapeziformis infections as a result...

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Main Authors: Etienne, Kizee A., Gillece, John, Hilsabeck, Remy, Schupp, Jim M., Colman, Rebecca, Lockhart, Shawn R., Gade, Lalitha, Thompson, Elizabeth H., Sutton, Deanna A., Neblett-Fanfair, Robyn, Park, Benjamin J., Turabelidze, George, Keim, Paul, Brandt, Mary E., Deak, Eszter, Engelthaler, David M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507928/