In vitro susceptibility of zoospores and hyphae of Pythium insidiosum to antifungals
Author(s) -
A.O.S. Fonseca,
Daniela Isabel Brayer Pereira,
F. S. Maia Filho,
L.G. Osório,
Beatriz Persici Maroneze,
J. S. S. Valente,
Luciana Pötter,
Mário Carlos Araújo Meireles
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dku021
Subject(s) - zoospore , hypha , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , mycelium , pythium , serial dilution , in vitro , spore , botany , medicine , pathology , biochemistry , alternative medicine
The purpose of this study was to compare the in vitro susceptibilities of 22 Brazilian isolates of Pythium insidiosum to antifungals using a standardized inoculum of zoospores and a proposed novel inoculum prepared from cultured mycelia (hyphae) of P. insidiosum.
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