title: 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 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.
authors: Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.
authors: Germán G
authors: GG
authors: Corredor
authors: Luis A
authors: LA
authors: Peralta
authors: John H
authors: JH
authors: Castaño
authors: Juan S
authors: JS
authors: Zuluaga
authors: Beatriz
authors: B
authors: Henao
authors: Myrtha
authors: M
authors: Arango
authors: Angela M
authors: AM
authors: Tabares
authors: Daniel R
authors: DR
authors: Matute
authors: Juan G
authors: JG
authors: McEwen
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Restrepo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000382:microbiology*; D003105:Colombia; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer