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Environmental Mapping of Paracoccidioides spp. in Brazil Reveals New Clues into Genetic Diversity, Biogeography and Wild Host Association.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Apr 2016
Arantes Thales Domingos, Theodoro Raquel Cordeiro, Teixeira Marcus de Melo, Bosco Sandra de Moraes Gimenes, Bagagli Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and Paracoccidioides lutzii are the etiological agents of Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), and are easily isolated from human patients. However, due to human migration and a long latency period, clinical isolates do not reflect the spatial distribution of these pathogens. Molecular detection of P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii from soil, as well as their isolation from wild...
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