Metabolic Plasticity and Virulence-Associated Factors of Sporothrix brasiliensis Strains Related to Familiar Outbreaks of Cat-to-Human Transmitted Sporotrichosis [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Sporothrix brasiliensis is the main agent of zoonotic sporotrichosis transmitted by domestic cats in South America. In humans, sporotrichosis commonly presents with cutaneous or lymphocutaneous lesions, and in cats, with multiple ulcerated skin lesions ...
Dario Corrêa-Junior +10 more
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Expanding geographic distribution knowledge of Galerina marginata (Batsch) Kühner (Agaricales, Hymenogastraceae) with a novel Antarctic record [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe investigation of Agaricales diversity in the Antarctica is limited, with only seven genera reported for the region. Galerina stands out as the genus with the highest species diversity, including 12 species in Antarctica.
Fernando Augusto Bertazzo-Silva +7 more
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A novel report on the emerging and zoonotic neurotropic fungus Trichosporon japonicum in the brain tissue of the endangered Brazilian guitarfish (Pseudobatos horkelii) off the southeastern coast of Brazil [PDF]
BMC Microbiology, 2023 Yeast infections have gained significant attention in the field of marine biology in recent years. Among the broad diversity of marine organisms affected by these infections, elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) have emerged as highly susceptible, due to ...
Maria Carolina Peixoto-Rodrigues +5 more
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The Role of Nutritional Environment in Cryptococcus gattii Titan Cells’ Ultrastructure, Biophysical Properties, Molecular Features, and Virulence in Cryptococcosis [PDF]
Infectious Disease ReportsBackground/Objectives: Cryptococcus gattii presents a significant threat to healthy individuals. Titan cell formation, a key virulence factor, is influenced by the nutritional environment and plays a critical role in immune evasion and stress resistance.
Igor Avellar-Moura +7 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis affecting immunosuppressed individuals, caused by various Cryptococcus species. The current treatment utilizes a combination of antifungal drugs, but issues such as nephrotoxicity, restricted or limited availability ...
Vinicius Alves +7 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Fungal infections are a global public health challenge, especially among immunocompromised patients. Basidiomycetous yeasts, such as Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, have emerged as opportunistic pathogens, but have received less attention than Cryptococcus ...
Gustavo Dornelles +5 more
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Journal of Immunology Research, 2021 Depending on Leishmania species and the presence/absence of virulence factors, Leishmania extracellular vesicles (EVs) can differently stimulate host immune cells. This work is aimed at characterizing and evaluating the protective role of EVs released by
Talita Vieira Dupin +5 more
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New record of Porobeltraniella porosa (Piroz. & S.D. Patil) Gusmão, 2004 (Fungi: asexual Ascomycota) for South America [PDF]
Check List, 2014 Porobeltraniella porosa (Piroz. & S.D. Patil) Gusmão is an asexual fungus colonizing leaf litter. Previously known for India, from where it was described, and for Australia and Mexico, now it has been collected for the first time in Brazil, in ...
Rosely Ana Grandi, Priscila da Silva
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Heringeriana, 2023 A nogueira-pecan (Carya illinoinensis, Juglandaceae) foi introduzida no Brasil no início do século XX por imigrantes americanos e seu cultivo atualmente se estende desde o Rio Grande do Sul até Minas Gerais, com aproximadamente 2,4 mil hectares plantados.
Jorge Renato Pinheiro Velloso +2 more
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Mucor variicolumellatus L. Wagner & G. Walther (Mucorales, Mucoromycota): a first record for the Neotropics [PDF]
Check List, 2020 Two specimens of Mucor variicolumellatus L. Wagner & G. Walther were isolated from soil samples collected in an upland rainforest area located in Pernambuco state, Brazil.
Carlos Alberto Fragoso de Souza +5 more
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