The fungal pathogens Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans are major health threats
for immune-compromised patients. Normally, macrophages and neutrophil granulocytes …

Dimorphic fungi can be found in the yeast form during infection and as hyphae in the
environment and are responsible for a large number of infections worldwide. Invertebrate …

Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen and a model organism to study fungal
pathogenesis. It exists as a harmless commensal organism and member of the healthy …

The genus Paracoccidioides includes Paracoccidioides lutzii and the Paracoccidioides
brasiliensis complex, which comprises four phylogenetic species. A key feature …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous opportunistic fungal pathogen that can cause severe
infections in immunocompromised patients. Conidia that reach the lower respiratory tract are …

Although belong to the same genus, Aspergillus fumigatus is primarily involved in invasive
pulmonary infection, whereas Aspergillus flavus is a common cause of superficial infection …

Fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides are the etiological agents of Paracoccidioidomycosis
(PCM), the most prevalent mycosis in Latin America. Paracoccidioidomycosis infection is …

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a thermo-dimorphic fungus responsible for
paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a systemic granulomatous mycosis prevalent in Latin …

Interactions between fungal pathogens such as Aspergillus fumigatus with host alveolar
epithelium and innate immune cells are crucial in the defense against opportunistic fungal …

Although colony-forming unit (CFU) counting is widely used to quantify fungal load in tissue
from animal experimentally infected with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, several technical …