Fungi often infect mammalian hosts via the respiratory route, but traumatic transcutaneous
implantation is also an important source of infections. Environmental exposure to spores of …

We reviewed prominent emerging infectious diseases of cetaceans, examined their potential
to impact populations, re-assessed zoonotic risk and evaluated the role of environmental …

Paracoccidioides species have always been surrounded by taxonomic uncertainties. The
continuing nomenclatoral muddle was caused in part by the failure of Adolfo Lutz and Jorge …

Fungal infections are common in tropical countries and can have an important impact on
public health. Lobomycosis is a common fungal infection in the tropical rain forest of South …

Most of the 3,000 named species in the genus Cercospora have no known sexual stage,
although a Mycosphaerella teleomorph has been identified for a few. Mycosphaerella is an …

Implantation or subcutaneous mycoses are a frequent health problem in Latin American
countries and other tropical and subtropical areas. Although such infections rarely cause …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

Background Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Paracoccidioides
brasiliensis (species S1, PS2, PS3), and Paracoccidioides lutzii. This work aimed to …

Tropical mycoses vary from the commonplace to the rare and exotic but they are seen
regularly even as imported conditions and it is important to consider the diagnosis, where …

We succinctly review and document new cases of diseases of the skin and the skeletal
system and external traumata in cetaceans from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina …