Paracoccidioides brasiliensis AND Paracoccidioides lutzii, A SECRET LOVE AFFAIR

oleh: Thales Domingos ARANTES, Eduardo BAGAGLI, Gustavo NIÑO-VEGA, Gioconda SAN-BLAS, Raquel Cordeiro THEODORO

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2015-09-01

Deskripsi

SUMMARYTo commemorate Prof. Carlos da Silva Lacaz's centennial anniversary, the authors have written a brief account of a few, out of hundreds, biological, ecological, molecular and phylogenetic studies that led to the arrival of Paracoccidioides lutzii, hidden for more than a century within Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Lacaz's permanent interest in this fungus, and particularly his conviction on the benefits that research on paracoccidioidomycosis would bring to patients, were pivotal in the development of the field.