Identification of a novel 74-kilodalton immunodominant antigen of Pythium insidiosum recognized by sera from human patients with pythiosis

• Main Authors: Theerapong Krajaejun, Mongkol Kunakorn, Rungnapa Pracharktam, Piriyaporn Chongtrakool, Boonmee Sathapatayavongs, Angkana Chaiprasert, Nongnuch Vanittanakom, Ariya Chindamporn, Piroon Mootsikapun
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33646557631&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61920
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The oomycetous, fungus-like, aquatic organism Pythium insidiosum is the etiologic agent of pythiosis, a life-threatening infectious disease of humans and animals that has been increasingly reported from tropical, subtropical, and temperate countries. Human pythiosis is endemic in Thailand, and most...