Molecular Epidemiology of Blastomyces gilchristii Clusters, Minnesota, USA [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We characterized 2 clusters of blastomycosis cases in Minnesota, USA, using whole-genome sequencing and single-nucleotide polymorphism analyses. Blastomyces gilchristii was confirmed as the cause of infection.
Elizabeth L Berkow +2 more
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Phylogeographic Analysis of Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii Reveals an Association with North American Freshwater Drainage Basins [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii are dimorphic fungal pathogens that cause serious pulmonary and systemic infections in humans. Although their natural habitat is in the environment, little is known about their specific ecologic niche ...
Elizabeth M Brown, Susan E Richardson
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Blastomyces gilchristiias Cause of Fatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 Since the 2013 description of Blastomyces gilchristii, research describing the virulence or clinical outcome of B. gilchristii infection has been lacking. We report molecular evidence of B.
Daniel Dalcin, Julianne V Kus
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Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals a Cryptic Species Blastomyces gilchristii, sp. nov. within the Human Pathogenic Fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Analysis of the population genetic structure of microbial species is of fundamental importance to many scientific disciplines because it can identify cryptic species, reveal reproductive mode, and elucidate processes that contribute to pathogen evolution.
Elizabeth M Brown +2 more
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Correction: Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals a Cryptic Species Blastomyces gilchristii, sp. nov. within the Human Pathogenic Fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059237.].
Elizabeth M Brown +5 more
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Comparative genome analysis and the genome-shaping role of long terminal repeat retrotransposons in the evolutionary divergence of fungal pathogens Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, GeneticsAbstract Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii are cryptic species of fungi that cause blastomycosis, an often severe disease involving pulmonary infection capable of systemic dissemination. While these species appear morphologically identical, differences exist in the genetic makeup, geographical range, and possibly the ...
Julianne V Kus
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Blastomycosis in Northwestern Ontario, 2004 to 2014
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2015 Blastomycosis is an invasive fungal disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis and the recently discovered Blastomyces gilchristii. The medical charts of 64 patients with confirmed cases of blastomycosis in northwestern Ontario during a 10-year period ...
Daniel Dalcin, Syed Zaki Ahmed
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The Dynamic Genome and Transcriptome of the Human Fungal Pathogen Blastomyces and Close Relative Emmonsia [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2015 Three closely related thermally dimorphic pathogens are causal agents of major fungal diseases affecting humans in the Americas: blastomycosis, histoplasmosis and paracoccidioidomycosis.
JOSÉ F Munoz +2 more
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Virulence, 2019 This review article focuses on the mechanisms underlying temperature adaptation and virulence of the etiologic agents of blastomycosis, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Blastomyces gilchristii, and Blastomyces percursus.
Joseph A Mcbride +2 more
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A Rare Case of Blastomycosis in a Psoriasis Patient Treated With Ustekinumab (Stelara). [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition mediated by T‐helper 1 (Th1) and T‐helper 17 (Th17) cytokines, including interleukin (IL)‐12, IL‐23, IL‐17, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α). Ustekinumab, a human monoclonal antibody against the p40 subunit of IL‐12/23, has revolutionized treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis but ...
Ghaffar F +6 more
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