Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Pb01
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[ Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | . . .
. . . | Onygenales incertae sedis | Paracoccidioides | Paracoccidioides lutzii ]
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Taxonomy: | Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | Ascomycota | saccharomyceta | Pezizomycotina | leotiomyceta | Eurotiomycetes | Eurotiomycetidae | Onygenales | Onygenales incertae sedis | Paracoccidioides | Paracoccidioides lutzii |
Synonym: | Paracoccidioides sp. 'lutzii' Pb01, Loboa loboi, Aleurisma brasiliensis (obsolete), Blastomyces brasiliensis (obsolete), Coccidioides brasiliensis (obsolete), Coccidioides histosporocellularis (obsolete), Lutziomyces histosporocellularis (obsolete), Monilia brasiliensis (obsolete), Mycoderma brasiliensis (obsolete), Mycoderma histosporocellularis (obsolete), Zymonema brasiliense (obsolete) |
Comment: | Paracoccidioides brasiliensisis dimorphic and the causative agent for paracoccidioidomycosis, a chronic granulomatous disease of mucous membranes, skin, and pulmonary system. In contrast to the other yeasts, particularly Blastomyces, Paracoccidioides has multiple buds, a thin cell wall, and a narrow base. |
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Publication: |
Desjardins CA, Champion MD, Holder JW et. al.
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PLoS Genet 7, e1002345.
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