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Review
. 2015 Sep;57 Suppl 19(Suppl 19):25-30.
doi: 10.1590/S0036-46652015000700006.

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis AND Paracoccidioides lutzii, A SECRET LOVE AFFAIR

Thales Domingos Arantes  1 , Eduardo Bagagli  1 , Gustavo Niño-Vega  2 , Gioconda San-Blas  2 , Raquel Cordeiro Theodoro  3
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Review

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis AND Paracoccidioides lutzii, A SECRET LOVE AFFAIR

Thales Domingos Arantes et al. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2015 Sep.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

To commemorate Prof. Carlos da Silva Lacaz's centennial anniversary, the authors have written a brief account of a few, out of hundreds, biological, ecological, molecular and phylogenetic studies that led to the arrival of Paracoccidioides lutzii, hidden for more than a century within Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Lacaz's permanent interest in this fungus, and particularly his conviction on the benefits that research on paracoccidioidomycosis would bring to patients, were pivotal in the development of the field.

Para comemorar o centenário de aniversário do Prof. Dr. Carlos da Silva Lacaz, os autores fazem um breve relato dos estudos sobre a biologia, ecologia e filogenia molecular que culminaram na revelação da espécie Paracoccidioides lutzii, que havia permanecido escondida por mais de um século ao lado de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. O professor Lacaz exerceu papel central no desenvolvimento desta área do conhecimento, pois manteve interesse permanente nas pesquisas deste fungo e da paracoccidioidomicose, visando principalmente proporcionar benefícios aos pacientes acometidos por esta micose.

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