Article
Molecular and Morphological Data Support the Existence of a Sexual Cycle in Species of the Genus Paracoccidioides
3 Nov 2012
Abstract excerpt
The genus Paracoccidioides includes the thermodimorphic species Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii, both of which are etiologic agents of paracoccidioidomycosis, a systemic mycosis that affects humans in Latin America. Despite the common occurrence of a sexual stage among closely related fungi, this has not been observed with Paracoccidioides species, which have thus been considered asexual. Molecular...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
