In depth search of the Sequence Read Archive database reveals global distribution of the emerging pathogenic fungus Scedosporium aurantiacum.
Laszlo IrinyiMichael RoperWieland MeyerPublished in: Medical mycology (2022)
To understand the distribution and natural habitat of S. aurantiacum, species-specific DNA sequences were searched in the SRA database. Our large-scale data analysis illustrates that S. aurantiacum is more widely distributed than previously thought and new environmental sources were identified.