Ecological study of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in soil: growth ability, conidia production and molecular detection

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Authors

Gisela Ramos Terçarioli · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Eduardo Bagagli · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Gabriela Martins Reis · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Raquel Cordeiro Theodoro · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Severino Assis da Graça Macoris · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Abstract

P. brasiliensis may grow and produce the infectious conidia in sandy and clayey soil, containing high water content, mainly in wild animal burrows, but without high values of H+Al.

Topics & Keywords

Fungal Infections and Studies Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Nail Diseases and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Microbiology

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 92-92

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-7-92

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