Isolation and characterization of aParacoccidioides brasiliensisstrain from a dogfood probably contaminated with soil in Uberlândia, Brazil
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 28 (3) , 253-256
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02681219080000311
Abstract
We report the isolation of a strain of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from a dogfood, probably contaminated with soil, in a Brazilian city. The fungus was isolated on appropriate culture media, and when inoculated into a guinea-pig testis produced orchitis with abundant fungal elements. Histopathology of sections of the testicle showed an inflammatory reaction with P. brasiliensis inside monocytes. Immunological identification confirmed the identity of the isolate.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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