The recognition of fungal cells by the host immune system is key during the establishment of
a protective anti-fungal response. Even though the immune system has evolved a vast …

Fungal pathogens cause significant human morbidity and mortality globally, where there is a
propensity to infect vulnerable people such as the immunocompromised ones. There is …

Background The fungus Paracoccidioides lutzii was recently included as a new causative
species of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) and most cases have been reported from Brazil …

Moonlighting proteins represent an intriguing area of cell biology, due to their ability to
perform two or more unrelated functions in one or many cellular compartments. These …

Cerrado is the second largest biome in Brazil, and it is known for harboring a wide variety of
endemic plant and microbial species, among which are endophytic fungi. Endophytic fungi …

Fungi of the Paracoccidioides genus are the etiological agents of paracoccidioidomycosis
(PCM), a systemic mycosis restricted to the countries of Latin America. Currently, the …

A three-dimensional (3D) lung aggregate model based on sodium alginate scaffolds was
developed to study the interactions between Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb) and lung …

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most relevant systemic endemic mycosis limited to
Latin American countries. The etiological agents are thermally dimorphic species of the …

Granulomas are important immunological structures in the host defense against the fungus
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, the main etiologic agent of Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a …

Paracoccidiodomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis caused by the fungus
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and Paracoccidioides lutzii. The disease requires long and …