Table 3

Growth analysis of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in soil with humidity control and maintained at 25°C.



Weeks of Growth





Sandy Soil
Clayey Soil

Humidity
Isolate
1
2
4
8
1
2
4
8
Low (soil in half FC)
T5LN1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

T9B1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Medium (soil in FC)
T5LN1
-
+
+
+
-
-
+
+

T9B1
-
+
+
++
-
+
+
++
High (saturated soil)
T5LN1
+
++
++
++
-
+
++
++

T9B1
+
++
++
++
+
++
++
++++

"+" 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