| diversity in paracoccidioides brasiliensis. the pbgp43 gene as a genetic marker. | paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a temperature-dependent dimorphic fungus and the agent of paracoccidioidomycosis (pcm), which is prevalent in rural workers of latin american countries. until a decade ago, most of the studies involving p. brasiliensis used clinical isolates, since environmental samples from soil are difficult to obtain. more recently, p. brasiliensis has been isolated from infected wild and domestic animals, especially from the nine-banded armadillo dasypus novemcinctus in brazi ... | 2008 | 18777634 |