Article
The Trojan Horse Model in Paracoccidioides: A Fantastic Pathway to Survive Infecting Human Cells
11 Feb 2021
Abstract excerpt
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most relevant systemic endemic mycosis limited to Latin American countries. The etiological agents are thermally dimorphic species of the genusParacoccidioides. Infection occursviarespiratory tract by inhalation of propagules from the environmental (saprophytic) phase. In the lung alveoli the fungus converts to the characteristic yeast phase (parasitic) where interact with...