Template:Did you know nominations/Paracoccidioides lutzii
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The result was: promoted by TheAwesomeHwyh 04:34, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
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Paracoccidioides lutzii
P.lutzii (yeast phase)
... that deforestation in Brazil could be linked to higher rates of the severe fungal infection Paracoccidioides lutzii (pictured), a neglected tropical disease? "In addition, environmental factors, such as the expansion of settlements, clearing of forests, and increased coffee production, could contribute to the current high levels of PCM incidence in some regions of Rondônia" Brazilian guidelines- ALT1 ... that deforestation in Brazil could be linked to higher rates of the severe fungal infection caused by P. lutzii (pictured), a neglected tropical disease? "In addition, environmental factors, such as the expansion of settlements, clearing of forests, and increased coffee production, could contribute to the current high levels of PCM incidence in some regions of Rondônia" Brazilian guidelines
Created by E.3 (talk). Self-nominated at 09:59, 4 July 2019 (UTC).
- Comment: recommend adding the image to the article. ―Biochemistry🙴❤ 02:33, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
The article has only ~950 characters of readable prose. Also, both the hook and the main text seem to confuse/conflate the pathogen with the infection. For instance, the hook could be rephrased "...that deforestation...of the severe fungal infection caused by P. lutzii, a neglected tropical disease?" —Fvasconcellos (t·c) 13:36, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
Looks good now. Prose is over the limit, hook is great, there appear to be no copyright concerns. The image is verifiably in the public domain and is relevant, although this article in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases has a wonderful image of P. lutzii cells themselves which would be even more appropriate :) (all PLoS images are CC-BY-4.0 and thus eligible for upload to the Commons).- I do have one question: the passage "...are inhaled into the respiratory tract of humans when infected"—does this mean that inhaling the conidia causes infection, or that infected people inhale conidia from their own cutaneous lesions? I presume it is the former. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 02:26, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
