Inhibition of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by pesticides: Is this a partial explanation for the difficulty in isolating this fungus from the soil?

Medical Mycology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 493-499

  Ono, M A ^a   Itano, E N ^a   Mizuno, L T ^a   Mizuno, E H F ^a   Camargo, Zoilo P ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benomyl; Epidemiology; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Pesticides; Soil

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HERBICIDES; INSECTICIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PESTICIDES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0036810106     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714031147     Document Type: Article

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