Jessica de Brito Ferreira Nascimento

Disseminated and fatal infection by Schizophyllum commune in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) kept under human care in Brazil

Abstract Background Schizophyllum commune is an environmental basidiomycete increasingly recognized as an opportunistic pathogen in humans and domestic animals, whereas infections in wildlife remain rarely reported. In marine mammals, fungal infections involving the central nervo...

Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis in a black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) confirmed by histopathology, molecular diagnostics and phylogenetic analysis of DNA from FFPE tissues

Abstract Background Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis endemic to Latin America, primarily affecting humans. Reports in non-human primates are rare and provide valuable insight into the environmental circulation of Paracoccidioides spp. and the interface between a...