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Thermotolerance of Histoplasma capsulatum at 40 °C predominates among clinical isolates from different Latin American regions.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Sahaza Jorge H, Rodríguez-Arellanez Gabriela, Canteros Cristina E, Reyes-Montes María Del Rocío, Taylor Maria Lucia
Abstract excerpt
The yeast phase of 22 Histoplasma capsulatum clinical isolates from Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Guatemala and three reference strains, one from Panama and two from the United States of America (USA), were screened for thermosensitivity characteristics using different analyses. Growth curves at 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 30 h of incubation at 37 and 40 °C, the growth inhibition percentage at 40 °C, and the doubling...
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