About the Authors

Renata R. Gomes

Affiliations Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology Post-graduation Program, Department of Basic Pathology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, Department of Biological Science, State University of Parana/ Campus Paranaguá, Paranaguá, PR, Brazil

Vania A. Vicente

vicente@ufpr.br (VAV); s.hoog@cbs.knaw.nl (GSdH)

Affiliation Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology Post-graduation Program, Department of Basic Pathology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Conceição M. P. S. de Azevedo

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal University of Maranhão, Sao Luis, MA, Brazil

Claudio G. Salgado

Affiliation Dermato-Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para. Marituba, PA, Brazil

Moises B. da Silva

Affiliation Dermato-Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para. Marituba, PA, Brazil

Flávio Queiroz-Telles

Affiliations Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology Post-graduation Program, Department of Basic Pathology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Sirlei G. Marques

Affiliations University Hospital of Federal University of Maranhão, Sao Luis, MA, Brazil, Cedro Laboratories Maranhão, Sao Luis, MA, Brazil

Daniel W. C. L. Santos

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Tania S. de Andrade

Affiliation Department of Culture Collection, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Elizabeth H. Takagi

Affiliation Department of Culture Collection, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Katia S. Cruz

Affiliation National Institute of Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil

Gheniffer Fornari

Affiliation Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology Post-graduation Program, Department of Basic Pathology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Rosane C. Hahn

Affiliation Veterinary Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil

Maria L. Scroferneker

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, ICBS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Rachel B. Caligine

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Biomedicine, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Hospital, MG, Brazil

Mauricio Ramirez-Castrillon

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Daniella P. de Araújo

Affiliation Dermato-Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para. Marituba, PA, Brazil

Daiane Heidrich

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Arnaldo L. Colombo

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

G. S. de Hoog

vicente@ufpr.br (VAV); s.hoog@cbs.knaw.nl (GSdH)

Affiliations Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology Post-graduation Program, Department of Basic Pathology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RRG VAV GSdH. Performed the experiments: RRG GF TSdA SGM. Analyzed the data: RRG VAV CMPSdA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VAV GSdH. Wrote the paper: RRG VAV GSdH. Offered strains: CGS MBdaS KSC FQT EHT DWCLS ALC RCH MLS DH MRC RBC DPdA CMPSdA Conceived and revised paper: VAV GSdH.