Fungal Dimorphism and Virulence: Molecular Mechanisms for Temperature Adaptation, Immune Evasion, and In Vivo Survival

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Fungus</td><td class="align_center">Clinical Disease</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Blastomyces dermatitidis and gilchristii</td><td class="align_center">Blastomycosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Histoplasma capsulatum</td><td class="align_center">Histoplasmosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Coccidioides immitis and posadasii</td><td class="align_center">Coccidioidomycosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and lutzii</td><td class="align_center">Paracoccidioidomycosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sporothrix schenckii</td><td class="align_center">Sporotrichosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Talaromyces marneffei</td><td class="align_center">Penicilliosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Emmonsia spp.</td><td class="align_center">Emmonsiosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Lacazia loboi</td><td class="align_center">Lacaziosis</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Thermally dimorphic fungi pathogenic to humans and mammals.

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Table 1: Fungal Dimorphism and Virulence: Molecular Mechanisms for Temperature Adaptation, Immune Evasion, and In Vivo Survival 