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. 2021 Jan 21;59(2):e01811-20.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01811-20. Print 2021 Jan 21.

Name Changes for Fungi of Medical Importance, 2018 to 2019

Andrew M Borman  1   2 , Elizabeth M Johnson  3   2
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Name Changes for Fungi of Medical Importance, 2018 to 2019

Andrew M Borman et al. J Clin Microbiol. .

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Abstract

The current article summarizes recent changes in nomenclature for fungi of medical importance published in the years 2018 to 2019, including new species and revised names for existing ones. Many of the revised names have been widely adopted without further discussion. However, those that concern common pathogens of humans may take longer to achieve general usage, with new and current names reported together to engender increasing familiarity with the correct taxonomic classification.

Keywords: Candida; classification; revisions; taxonomy.

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