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Genotipagem e aspectos filogenéticos e evolutivos de Pythium insidiosum
Weiblen, CarlaOomycetes are eukaryote microorganisms belonging to a supergroup called Stramenopiles-Alveolata-Rhizaria (SAR) that includes members with saprobic and pathogenic characteristics. Pythium insidiosum, a pathogen of plants and mammals, stands out among the genera of major importance in the peronosporalean lineage. Pythiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease with an unfavorable prognosis, widely distributed throug...
Epidemiological and therapeutic profile of patients with cryptococosis in the s...
Ianiski, Lara B; Azevedo, Maria Isabel; Weiblen, Carla; Stibbe, Paula Cristina; Tondolo, Juliana S M; Botton, Sônia de AvilaCryptococcosis is a fungal disease caused by yeasts of the complex Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. The infection usually occurs by inhaling the basidiospores of the fungus present in the environment. Severe cases occur due to infection of the central nervous system. The disease has a worldwide distribution, mainly associated to the immunocompromised individuals with human immunodeficiency virus...
Soroprevalência da pitiose equina no Rio Grande do Sul, diagnóstico e controle ...
Weiblen, CarlaPythiosis is a granulomatous disease of humans and animals caused by an aquatic oomycete named Pythium insidiosum. In Brazil, equine species is the most affected and the highest occurrence of pythiosis is observed in Brazilian Pantanal. Nowadays, in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), in South of Brazil, there has seen an increase in the number of equine pythiosis. Nevertheless, there is no information about seroprevalence...