Isolation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in an area where the fungus was recently isolated from soil

Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-199

  Silva Vergara, M L ^a   Martinez, R ^b   Camargo, Z P ^c   Malta, M H B ^b   Maffei, C M L ^b   Chadu, J B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Armadillo; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioidomycosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PATHOGENICITY; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0034094533     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.38.3.193.199     Document Type: Article

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