Article
Virulence attenuation and phenotypic variation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis isolates obtained from armadillos and patients.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2006
Macoris S A G, Sugizaki M F, Peraçoli M T S, Bosco S M G, Hebeler-Barbosa F, Simões L B, Theodoro R C, Trinca L A, Bagagli E
Abstract excerpt
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is the etiological agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, the most important systemic mycosis in Latin America. The virulence profiles of five isolates of P. brasiliensis were studied in two different moments and correlated with some colonial phenotypic aspects. We observed a significant decrease in the virulence and an intense phenotypic variation in the mycelial colony. The recognition...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
