Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), initially reported in 1908 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, by
Adolpho Lutz, is primarily a systemic and neglected tropical mycosis that may affect …

Fungal species have undergone and continue to undergo significant nomenclatural change,
primarily due to the abandonment of dual species nomenclature in 2013 and the …

Numerous fungal species of medical importance have been recently subjected to and will
likely continue to undergo nomenclatural changes as a result of the application of molecular …

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis endemic to Latin America caused by
thermodimorphic fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides. In the last two decades, enhanced …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Histoplasma capsulatum is a pathogenic fungus that causes life-threatening lung infections.
About 500,000 people are exposed to H. capsulatum each year in the United States, and …

Paracoccidioides species have always been surrounded by taxonomic uncertainties. The
continuing nomenclatoral muddle was caused in part by the failure of Adolfo Lutz and Jorge …

Genomic data has opened new possibilities to understand how organisms change over
time, and could enable the discovery of previously undescribed species. Although taxonomy …

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, responsible for ATP generation and
playing a role in a diversity of cellular and organismal functions. Different from the majority of …

Histoplasmosis is a serious infectious disease in humans caused by Histoplasma
spp.(Onygenales), whose natural reservoirs are thought to be soil enriched with bird and bat …