The marsupial Didelphis albiventris is an improbable host of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in an endemic area of paracoccidioidomycosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil

To determine whether Didelphis albiventris is naturally infected with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, 20 specimens of this mammal were studied by both direct cultivation of their viscera (spleen, liver and lungs) and by inoculation of Swiss mice by the intraperitoneal route with a suspension of fragm...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	ML Silva-Vergara, R Martinez, MEB Malta, LE Ramirez, FA Franco
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-08-01
Subjects:	Didelphis albiventris Paracoccidioides brasiliensis marsupial paracoccidioidomycosis Minas Gerais Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000600004