The marsupial Didelphis albiventris is an improbable host of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in an endemic area of paracoccidioidomycosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil

The marsupial Didelphis albiventris is an improbable host of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in an endemic area of paracoccidioidomycosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil

To determine whether Didelphis albiventris is naturally infected with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, 20 specimens of this mammal were studied by both direct cultivation of their viscera (spleen, liver and lungs) and by inoculation of Swiss mice by the intraperitoneal route with a suspension of fragm...

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Main Authors: ML Silva-Vergara, R Martinez, MEB Malta, LE Ramirez, FA Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Didelphis albiventris
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
marsupial
paracoccidioidomycosis
Minas Gerais
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000600004
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Summary:To determine whether Didelphis albiventris is naturally infected with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, 20 specimens of this mammal were studied by both direct cultivation of their viscera (spleen, liver and lungs) and by inoculation of Swiss mice by the intraperitoneal route with a suspension of fragments of these viscera. No fungal growth or structures similar to this fungus were detected. Probably D. albiventris is not frequently infected with P. brasiliensis.
ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060

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