Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Wangiella dermatitidis, A Major Cause of Phaeohyphomycosis and a Model Black Yeast Human Pathogen

Black or dark brown (phaeoid) fungi cause cutaneous, subcutaneous, and systemic infections in humans. Black fungi thrive in stressful conditions such as intense light, high radiation, and very low pH. Wangiella (Exophiala) dermatitidis is arguably the most studied phaeoid fungal pathogen of humans....

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Main Authors: Chen, Zehua, Martinez, Diego A., Gujja, Sharvari, Sykes, Sean M., Zeng, Qiandong, Szaniszlo, Paul J., Wang, Zheng, Cuomo, Christina A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Genetics Society of America 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059230/