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Paracoccidioides Species Circulating in the Endemic Area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Updates into Their Genetic Diversity

open access: yesJournal of Fungi
Paracoccidiodomycosis (PCM) is the most important systemic mycosis in Brazil, and is usually associated with rural work. PCM is caused by inhalation of infective propagules of thermodimorphic fungi from the genus Paracoccidioides.
Beatriz da Silva Motta   +6 more
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Inquérito epidemiológico sobre a paracoccidioidomicose utilizando a gp43 em dois municípios do noroeste do Paraná, Brasil Paracoccidioidomycosis epidemiological survey using gp43, in two cities of northwestern region of Paraná, Brazil

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2005
Foi realizado um inquérito epidemiológico sobre paracoccidioidomicose com gp43, em 118 operários no Noroeste do Paraná. A positividade foi de 43%, o que aliado às condições ambientais favoráveis ao desenvolvimento do fungo reforçam que essa região seja ...
Nair Fornajeiro   +3 more
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Extracellular Vesicles of Giardia duodenalis: Unravelling Their Virulence Factors and Potential to Induce Protection Against Experimental Giardiasis

open access: yesJournal of Extracellular Biology, Volume 5, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are key mediators of intercellular communication, enabling trans‐kingdom exchange of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and metabolites. In Giardia duodenalis, EVs contribute to parasite survival, host–pathogen interactions, and immune modulation.
Corral‐Ruiz Gerardo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is the etiologic agent of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), the most prevalent systemic mycosis that is geographically confined to Latin America. The pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β that is mainly derived from the activation of the cytoplasmic multiprotein complex inflammasome is an essential host factor against opportunistic ...
Tavares, Aldo Henrique Fonseca Pacheco   +5 more
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Primers for Clinical Detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2005
ABSTRACT From a 0.72-kb fragment universally generated in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis strains, primers were designed and tested on genomic DNA of this and other pathogenic fungi. They were specific and highly sensitive for P. brasiliensis DNA.
San-Blas, G.   +6 more
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Paracoccidioides spp.: the structural characterization of extracellular matrix, expression of glucan synthesis and associated genes and adhesins during biofilm formation

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology
The genus Paracoccidioides includes Paracoccidioides lutzii and the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis complex, which comprises four phylogenetic species. A key feature distinguishing planktonic growth from biofilm is the presence of a 3D extracellular matrix
Lariane Teodoro Oliveira   +7 more
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Human serum antibody reactivity towards Paracoccidioides brasiliensis antigens treated with sodium metaperiodate Reatividade de anticorpos de soros humanos a antígenos de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis tratados com metaperiodato sódico

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
In this study, we evaluated the profile of anti-Paracoccidioides brasiliensis immunoglobulin isotypes in serum from patients with the acute and chronic forms of paracoccidioidomycosis, using the whole Paracoccidioides brasiliensis antigen and the antigen
Ana Paula Ferreira   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of clinico-epidemiological and radiological features in paracoccidioidomycosis patients regarding serological classification using antigens from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis complex and Paracoccidioides lutzii.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Genotyping of the genus Paracoccidioides showed its diversity and geographical distribution. Four species constituting the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis complex and Paracoccidioides lutzii are etiological agents of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM).
Edy F Pereira   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomolecular Corona Remodelling of Aspergillus fumigatus Extracellular Vesicles Shapes Immune Recognition and Macrophage Activation Programs

open access: yesJournal of Extracellular Biology, Volume 5, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by Aspergillus fumigatus play key roles in fungal–host communication. Similar to synthetic nanoparticles, fungal EVs acquire a biomolecular corona composed of a tightly bound “hard” corona layer of fungal proteins and a dynamic “soft” layer of host‐derived molecules adsorbed upon contact with biological ...
Lucas Fabrício Bahia Nogueira   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Paracoccidioides Species Complex Present in Paracoccidioidomycosis Patient Tissue Samples

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2023
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the main and most prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America, that until recently, it was believed to be caused only by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (P. brasiliensis). In 2006, researchers described three cryptic species:
Luciana Bonome Zeminian de Oliveira   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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