Ultrastructural study of the mycelial phase of clinical isolates of Sporothrix schenckii obtained from feline, canine and human cases of sporotrichosis

Ultrastructural study of the mycelial phase of clinical isolates of Sporothrix schenckii obtained from feline, canine and human cases of sporotrichosis

Using transmission electron microscopy, we studied the presence of melanin and cell wall thickness of clinical isolates of Sporothrix schenckii obtained from cats, dogs and humans as compared to reference strains. We detected differences regarding presence of the melanin among the clinical isolates...

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Main Authors: Isabel Martins Madrid, Antonella Souza Mattei, Mauro Pereira Soares, Márcia de Oliveira Nobre, Mário Carlos Araújo Meireles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
conidial
melanin
Sporothrix schenckii
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000300037
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Summary:Using transmission electron microscopy, we studied the presence of melanin and cell wall thickness of clinical isolates of Sporothrix schenckii obtained from cats, dogs and humans as compared to reference strains. We detected differences regarding presence of the melanin among the clinical isolates of S. schenckii and a correlation between presence of melanin and cell wall thickness.
ISSN:1517-8382
1678-4405

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