| Paracoccidioides brasiliensis | A dimorphic fungus that causes paracoccidioidomycosis. In tissues and on enriched culture medium at 37캜, it grows as large spherical or oval cells which bear single or several buds, and usually is identified by this characteristic; at lower temperatures, it grows slowly as a white mold with minimal sporulation and is noncharacteristic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| paracoccidioides | A deuteromycetous fungal genus. P. Brasiliensis is the aetiologic agent of paracoccidioidomycosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Nocardia brasiliensis | A species that closely resembles Nocardia asteroides and is a cause of mycetoma in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |