Browsing Biological Sciences by Author "Fabres, Laura Fuhrich"

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    • Modulation of zinc homeostasis in Acanthamoeba castellanii as a possible antifungal strategy against Cryptococcus gattii 

      Ribeiro, Nicole Sartori; Santos, Francine Melise dos; Garcia, Ane Wichine Acosta; Ferrareze, Patricia Aline Gröhs; Fabres, Laura Fuhrich; Schrank, Augusto; Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e; Rott, Marilise Brittes; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Staats, Charley Christian (2017) [Journal article]
      Cryptococcus gattii is a basidiomycetous yeast that can be found in the environment and is one of the agents of cryptococcosis, a life-threatening disease. During its life cycle, cryptococcal cells take hold inside ...

    • Virulent T4 Acanthamoeba causing keratitis in a patient after swimming while wearing contact lenses in Southern Brazil 

      Fabres, Laura Fuhrich; Maschio, Vinicius José; Santos, Denise Leal dos; Kwitko, Sergio; Marinho, Diane Ruschel; Araujo, Bruno Schneider de; Locatelli, Claudete Inês; Rott, Marilise Brittes (2018) [Journal article]
      Several strains of free-living amoebae belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba can cause a painful sight-threatening disease of the cornea known as Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). The numbers of AK cases keep rising worldwide ...