Virulence differences between albino and pigmented Sporothrix schenckii isolates

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Nobre, M O ^a   Madrid, I M ^b   Antunes, T A ^b   Martins, A A ^b   Fernandes, C G ^b   Mattei, A S ^b   Spanamberg, A ^a   Meireles, M C A ^b   Ferreiro, L ^a  

^a Faculdade de Veterinária   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Murine model; Mutant albino conidia; Pigmented conidia; Sporothrix schenckii; Sporotrichosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

EID: 57149127086     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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