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Phenotypic characterization and ecological features of Coccidioides spp. from Northeast Brazil.
Medical mycology - 1 Nov 2006
Cordeiro R A, Brilhante R S N, Rocha M F G, Fechine M A B, Camara L M C, Camargo Z P, Sidrim J J C
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This study extends phenotypic and ecological knowledge of Coccidioides spp., by describing its recovery from soils of Ceará State (Northeast Brazil) and analyzing the in vitro features of the growth of its vegetative phase. Following a human coccidioidomycosis case, Coccidioides spp. strains were isolated from 3 of 14 soil samples collected in an armadillo's burrow. Mycological analysis showed colonies with...
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