Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: Difference between revisions

style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;"\|Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;" \| Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi;
Phylum:	Ascomycota;
Subphylum:	Ascomycotina;
Class:	Eurotiomycetes;
Order:	Onygenales;
Family:	Ajellomycetaceae;
Genus:	Paracoccidioides;
Species:	P. brasiliensis;
Binomial name
	Paracoccidioides brasiliensis;

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This page is about microbiologic aspects of the organism(s). For clinical aspects of the disease, see [[Paracoccidioidomycosis ]].

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a dimorphic species of fungus responsible for paracoccidioidomycosis.^[1] While the route of infection is assumed to be via inhalation, the environmental habit of P. brasiliensis is unknown.^[2] Notably, the organism produces multiple blastoconidia from a single cell. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causes mucus ulceration of mouth and nose with lymph spread.

Gallery

Fungal infection of the face affecting his right eye, upper lip, nares, and tongue. Brazilian blastomycosis, is caused by the fungal organism, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[3]
Slant culture growing the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis during its yeast phase. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[3]
Photomicrograph depicts budding cells of the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis during its yeast phase.. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[3]
Photomicrograph depicts budding cells of the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis during its yeast phase.. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[3]

References

↑ Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed. ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. p. 683. ISBN 0838585299.
↑ Restrepo A, McEwen JG, Castañeda E (2001). "The habitat of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: how far from solving the riddle?". Med. Mycol. 39 (3): 233–41. PMID 11446526.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".

External links

Paracoccidioides at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2005.html
http://speciesfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=258811

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[Sherris-1] Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed. ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. p. 683. ISBN 0838585299.

[2] Restrepo A, McEwen JG, Castañeda E (2001). "The habitat of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: how far from solving the riddle?". Med. Mycol. 39 (3): 233–41. PMID 11446526.

[PHIL-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".

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 '''''Paracoccidioides brasiliensis''''' is a dimorphic species of fungus responsible for [[paracoccidioidomycosis]].<ref name=Sherris>{{cite book | author = Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) | title = Sherris Medical Microbiology | edition = 4th ed. | publisher = McGraw Hill | year = 2004 | pages = p. 683 |isbn = 0838585299 }}</ref> While the route of infection is assumed to be via [[inhalation]], the environmental habit of ''P. brasiliensis'' is unknown.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Restrepo A, McEwen JG, Castañeda E |title=The habitat of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: how far from solving the riddle? |journal=Med. Mycol. |volume=39 |issue=3 |pages=233–41 |year=2001 |pmid=11446526 |doi=}}</ref> Notably, the organism produces multiple blastoconidia from a single cell.
 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causes mucus ulceration of mouth and nose with lymph spread.