Penicillium marneffei is a significant pathogen of AIDS patients in Southeast Asia. This
fungus is unique in that it is the only dimorphic member of the genus. Pathogenesis of P …

The Sporothrix complex members cause sporotrichosis, a subcutaneous mycosis with a
wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Several specific phenotypic characteristics are …

The dimorphic fungi of the Paracoccidioides genus are the causative agents of
paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM). This disease is endemic in Latin America and primarily …

Paracoccidioidomycosis is an endemic fungal infection of pulmonary origin that
disseminates to different sites, notably oral mucous membranes, adrenal glands …

Carbon starvation is one of the many stresses to which microbial pathogens are subjected
while in the host. Pathways necessary for the utilization of alternative carbon sources, such …

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, the etiologic agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, is a facultative
intracellular human pathogen that can persist within macrophage phagolysosomes …

Background Penicillium marneffei is a pathogenic fungus that afflicts immunocompromised
individuals having lived or traveled in Southeast Asia. This species is unique in that it is the …

Ten years after the first discovery of the chytrid pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd), the catastrophic effect of Bd on wild amphibian populations is indisputable. However, a …

Abstract Background Phospholipase B (PLB) has been reported to be one of the virulence
factors for human pathogenic fungi and has also been described as necessary for the early …

Members of the Paracoccidioides complex are the causative agents of
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a human systemic mycosis endemic in Latin America. Upon …