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Growth analysis of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in soil with humidity control and maintained at 25°C. |
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| Weeks of Growth |
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| Sandy Soil |
Clayey Soil |
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| Humidity |
Isolate |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Low (soil in half FC) |
T5LN1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| T9B1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Medium (soil in FC) |
T5LN1 |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| T9B1 |
- |
+ |
+ |
++ |
- |
+ |
+ |
++ |
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| High (saturated soil) |
T5LN1 |
+ |
++ |
++ |
++ |
- |
+ |
++ |
++ |
| T9B1 |
+ |
++ |
++ |
++ |
+ |
++ |
++ |
++++ |
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"+" transformation from yeast to mycelial form; "++" low mycelial growth (up to 1.25 cm diameter); "+++" medium mycelial growth (from 1.25 to 1.65 cm diameter); "++++" high mycelial growth (above 1.65 cm diameter); "-" no growth. | |||||||||
Terçarioli et al. BMC Microbiology 2007 7:92 doi:10.1186/1471-2180-7-92 |
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