Environmental Mapping of Paracoccidioides spp. in Brazil Reveals New Clues into Genetic Diversity, Biogeography and Wild Host Association.

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...

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Main Authors: Thales Domingos Arantes, Raquel Cordeiro Theodoro, Marcus de Melo Teixeira, Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco, Eduardo Bagagli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4821608?pdf=render

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