Genetic identification and detection of human pathogenic Rhizopus species, a major mucormycosis agent, by multiplex PCR based on internal transcribed spacer region of rRNA gene

While fungal DNA detection from clinical samples is a rigorously studied area, this is the first report to genetically identify and detect Rhizopus species from human mucormycosis specimens. This may expand the possibility of this multiplex PCR system not only to identify isolated fungi, but also as a screening method for visceral mucormycosis.