A critical analysis of isolation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from soil

• Published in: Medical Mycology
• Main Authors: Franco, Marcello, Bagagli, E., Scapolio, S., Da Silva Lacaz, C.
• Other Authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Ecology; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Soil; Albornoz; Antarctic; Chaco; Ferreira; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/224162; https://doi.org/10.1080/mmy.38.3.185.191

The present review is a critical analysis of positive and negative reports of the isolation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from soil. The strains isolated from soil or soil-contaminated material (dogfood, penguin feces) by Batista et al. in Recife, Brazil, Negroni in the Argentinian Chaco, Alborno...