{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["19(4)"],"submitter":["Vera-Cabrera L"],"pubmed_abstract":["Actinomadura isolates obtained from seven human mycetoma cases in Mexico were characterized using nucleotide sequence analysis of a portion of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene. Most isolates were identified as Actinomadura madurae. However, one isolate, LIID-AQ337, showed inconclusive results. To determine its identity, genomic DNA from LIID-AQ337 was subjected to whole-genome sequencing using both short- and long-read sequencing, resulting in a genome of 8,163,638-bp spread in 22 contigs. Comparative analysis against currently available genomes of other Actinomadura species suggested that LIID-AQ337 belongs to a new Actinomadura species. We propose to name it Actinomadura welshii sp. nov in honor of Oliverio Welsh, a Mexican dermatologist dedicated to mycetoma studies in Mexico."],"journal":["PLoS neglected tropical diseases"],"pagination":["e0013016"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12021271"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Actinomadura welshii sp. nov., a New Mycetoma Agent in Mexico."],"pmcid":["PMC12021271"],"pubmed_authors":["Aguilera-Valenciano MA","Vera-Cabrera L","Molina-Torres CA","Crane AE","Avanzi C","Gallardo-Rocha A","Escalante-Fuentes WG","Cantu-Alvarez MG","Ocampo-Candiani J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Actinomadura welshii sp. nov., a New Mycetoma Agent in Mexico.","description":"Actinomadura isolates obtained from seven human mycetoma cases in Mexico were characterized using nucleotide sequence analysis of a portion of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene. Most isolates were identified as Actinomadura madurae. However, one isolate, LIID-AQ337, showed inconclusive results. To determine its identity, genomic DNA from LIID-AQ337 was subjected to whole-genome sequencing using both short- and long-read sequencing, resulting in a genome of 8,163,638-bp spread in 22 contigs. Comparative analysis against currently available genomes of other Actinomadura species suggested that LIID-AQ337 belongs to a new Actinomadura species. We propose to name it Actinomadura welshii sp. nov in honor of Oliverio Welsh, a Mexican dermatologist dedicated to mycetoma studies in Mexico.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Apr","modification":"2026-06-02T04:12:43.815Z","creation":"2026-04-14T03:13:14.397Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12021271","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40215253"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pntd.0013016"]}}