Antibodies in the sera of patients with lacaziosis recognized an 193-kDa antigen and other Lacazia loboi
antigens. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis gp43 antigen was detected by all evaluated sera, but they failed to detect
a protein with the same molecular mass in L. loboi extracts. This study is the first to examine the humoral
response to L. loboi antigens by using multiple host sera.
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publication available and may be cited as: Mendoza, L., Belone, A. F. F., Vilela, R., Rehtanz, M.,
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