Fungi are adept at changing their cell shape and developmental program in response to
signals in their surroundings. Here we focus on a group of evolutionarily related fungal …

The fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum causes respiratory and disseminated
disease, even in immunocompetent hosts. In contrast to opportunistic pathogens, which are …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes
meningoencephalitis. Its cell wall is composed of glucans, proteins, chitin, and chitosan …

Background Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a human pathogen with a broad distribution in
Latin America. The fungus is thermally dimorphic with two distinct forms corresponding to …

Fungi are members of the group of eukaryotic organisms, which include microbes like
yeasts, moulds and mushrooms. They are classified as kingdom Fungi and more closely …

The fungus Metarhizium anisopliae is a facultative insect pathogen used as biological
control agent of several agricultural pests worldwide. It is a dimorphic fungus that is able to …

Background Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a dimorphic fungus that causes the most
prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America. The response to heat shock is involved in …

Trichophyton rubrum is a dermatophyte that infects human skin and nails. Its growth on
keratin as its carbon source shifts the ambient pH from acidic to alkaline, which may be an …

Conidia/mycelium-to-yeast transition of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a critical step for the
establishment of paracoccidioidomycosis, a systemic mycosis endemic in Latin America …

The thermodimorphic fungi Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and Paracoccidioides lutzii are the
etiologic agents of Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), the most important endemic systemic …