Evaluation of pathogenic fungi occurrence in traumatogenic structures of freshwater fish

INTRODUCTION: Fungal infections in human skin, such as sporotrichosis, can occur after fish induced trauma. This work aimed to identify fungi in freshwater fish that are pathogenic to humans. METHODS: Extraction of dental arches from Serrassalmus maculatus (piranha) and Hoplias malabaricus (wolf fis...

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Main Authors: Fabio Caetano Oliveira Leme, Marcos Mendes de Barros Negreiros, Fernando Akira Koga, Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco, Eduardo Bagagli, Vidal Haddad Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000200011&lng=en&tlng=en