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First report of culturable fungi associated with the Brazilian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon lalandii) from southeastern Brazil [PDF]

BMC Microbiology
Aims Climate change and other anthropogenic environmental changes may alter fungal distributions and ecological interactions, potentially facilitating the emergence or redistribution of opportunistic fungi in marine ecosystems.
Manoel M. E. Oliveira, Gisela Lara da Costa, Bruna Albuquerque de Souza, Barbara de Oliveira Baptista, Bruno Fernandes Barbosa, Rachel Ann Hauser‑Davis   +5 more
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Molecular diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis in cerebrospinal fluid: comparison of primer sets for Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Aim: This study evaluated the use of polymerase chain reaction for cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis in clinical samples. Materials and methods: The sensitivity and specificity of the methodology were evaluated using eight Cryptococcus neoformans/C ...
Marilena dos Anjos Martins, Kate Bastos Santos Brighente, Terezinha Aparecida de Matos, Jose Ernesto Vidal, Daise Damaris Carnietto de Hipólito, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola   +5 more
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Detecção de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares em raízes de cafeeiro e de crotalária cultivada na entrelinha [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2000
Avaliou-se a ocorrência de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (FMAs) no solo rizosférico e nas raízes de cafeeiro (Coffea arabica L.) e de Crotalaria breviflora DC., cultivada na entrelinha como adubo verde.
ARNALDO COLOZZI FILHO, ELKE JURANDI BRAN NOGUEIRA CARDOSO   +1 more
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Impact of sodium lactate as a carbon source in the polysaccharide of Cryptococcus species

Academia Molecular Biology and Genomics
Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by fungi of the genus Cryptococcus, with the polysaccharide capsule serving as the primary virulence factor. In immunocompromised individuals, the fungus can disseminate to the central nervous system,
Marcus Rodrigues, Glauber R. de S. Araújo, Vinicius Alves, Susana Frases   +3 more
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Extracellular Vesicles: Role in Inflammatory Responses and Potential Uses in Vaccination in Cancer and Infectious Diseases

Journal of Immunology Research, 2015
Almost all cells and organisms release membrane structures containing proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids called extracellular vesicles (EVs), which have a wide range of functions concerning intercellular communication and signaling events. Recently, the
João Henrique Campos, Rodrigo Pedro Soares, Kleber Ribeiro, André Cronemberger Andrade, Wagner Luiz Batista, Ana Claudia Torrecilhas   +5 more
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Esporotricose: Revisão

Pubvet, 2018
A esporotricose é uma micose zoonótica causada pela inoculação traumática de material carreando espécies do complexo Sporothrix schenkii. As lesões nodulares características ocorrem nos tecidos cutâneo, subcutâneo, linfático e, por vezes, se disseminam ...
Eduarda Aléxia Nunes Louzada Dias Cavalcanti, Thames Camargo Ignácio, Sandra Elisa Kunrath, Ana Raquel Mano Meinerz, Renata Osório de Farias, Luíza da Gama Osório   +5 more
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Catabolite Repression and Substrate Induction as Strategies for Protease Production in Edible Mushrooms

Macromol
Edible mushrooms are an underexplored source of industrial proteases, whose synthesis is highly dependent on the cultivation substrate. This study investigated the effect of nine culture media on the proteolytic profiles of Auricularia sp., Lentinus sp.,
Giovanna Lima-Silva, Walter J. Martínez-Burgos, Daiane B. Pereira, Larissa B. N. Soares, Aldenora S. Vasconcelos, Vítor A. Pessoa, Ceci Sales-Campos, Larissa R. Chevreuil   +7 more
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PANO PRETO IMPREGNADO COM FUNGO Beauveria bassiana REDUZ A SOBREVIVÊNCIA DE FÊMEAS DE Aedes aegypti

Revista UniVap, 2016
O mosquito Aedes aegypti é o principal vetor das doenças dengue, chikungunya e zika. O presente estudo teve o objetivo avaliar a taxa de sobrevivência de fêmeas de A.
Adriano Rodrigues de Paula, Anderson Ribeiro, Leila Eid Imad da Silva, Richard Ian Samuels   +3 more
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Uso de reator com fungos para tratamento de água residuária têxtil e viabilidade de reúso do efluente final em reúso macrointerno [PDF]

Revista DAE, 2019
A demanda elevada de água na indústria têxtil gera grande volume de águas residuárias, fazendo com que o reúso de águas seja uma ferramenta indispensável em face da escassez deste recurso.
Gustavo Evangelista dos Santos, Patrícia Celestino Carvalho de Oliveira, Carlos Ronald Pessoa Wanderley, Glória Marinho, Kelly Rodrigues   +4 more
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The Role of Nutritional Environment in Cryptococcus gattii Titan Cells’ Ultrastructure, Biophysical Properties, Molecular Features, and Virulence in Cryptococcosis

Infectious Disease Reports
Background/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, Glauber R. de S. Araujo, Juliana Godoy, Vinicius Alves, Iara Bastos de Andrade, Juliana Soares, Bruno Pontes, Susana Frases   +7 more
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