The naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous centralis (Miller 1899) : a new host to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Molecular identification of the isolate

ABSTRACT: The natural habitat of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis remains undefined but the repeated demonstration of infection by this fungus in the nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus has opened interesting research avenues. We report here the isolation of this fungus from the spleen of a nake...

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Autores:
Corredor Rengifo, Gabriel Germán
Peralta, Luis Alejandro
Castaño, John Harold
Zuluaga Giraldo, Juan Santiago
Henao Murillo, Beatriz Elena
Arango Arteaga, Myrtha
Tabares Velásquez, Ángela María
Matute González, Daniel Ricardo
McEwen Ochoa, Juan Guillermo
Restrepo Moreno, Ángela
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2005
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/24136
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/24136
Palabra clave:
Armadillos
Paracoccidioides
Paracoccidioidomicosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Cabassous centralis
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/co/
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Summary:ABSTRACT: The natural habitat of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis remains undefined but the repeated demonstration of infection by this fungus in the nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus has opened interesting research avenues. We report here the isolation of this fungus from the spleen of a naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous centralis (Miller 1899) captured in a coffee farm localized in the Colombian endemic area for paracoccidioidomycosis. This particular isolate was identified by its dimorphism and also by comparison of the PbGP43 gene and ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) with recognized P. brasiliensis strains. This finding extends the range of naturally acquired infections in mammals of the family Dasypodidae and confirms the existence of this human pathogen in areas where human paracoccidioidomycosis is known to occur.