The habitat of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: How far from solving the riddle?

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-241

  Restrepo, A ^a,b   McEwen, J G ^a   Castaneda E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^b Corporation Para Investigaciones Biolögicas ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

Armadillos; Ecological factors; Habitat; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ARMADILLO; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECOLOGY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

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

EID: 0034960656     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714031028     Document Type: Review

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