Rafaela Alves Castro

Differences in Cell Morphometry, Cell Wall Topography and Gp70 Expression Correlate with the Virulence of Sporothrix brasiliensis Clinical Isolates

Rafaela Alves Castro, Paula Kubitschek-Barreira, Pedro Antônio Castelo Teixeira et al. · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 117 citations · Full text

Parasitic Disease, Pathogenic Microbiology, Pathology +19

Passive immunization with monoclonal antibody against a 70‐kDa putative adhesin of <i>Sporothrix schenckii</i> induces protection in murine sporotrichosis

Rosana Cícera Nascimento, Noeli Maria Espíndola, Rafaela Alves Castro et al. · European Journal of Immunology · 2008 · 88 citations · Full text

Passive Immunization, Immunology, Humoral Response +18

Cell surface expression of adhesins for fibronectin correlates with virulence in Sporothrix schenckii

Pedro Antônio Castelo Teixeira, Rafaela Alves Castro, Rosana Cícera Nascimento et al. · Microbiology · 2009 · 75 citations · Full text

Cell Adhesion, Glycobiology, Immunology +21

Amphotericin B, alone or followed by itraconazole therapy, is effective in the control of experimental disseminated sporotrichosis by Sporothrix brasiliensis

Kelly Ishida, Rafaela Alves Castro, Luana Pereira Borba-Santos et al. · Medical Mycology · 2014 · 34 citations · Full text

L-DOPA accessibility in culture medium increases melanin expression and virulence of<i>Sporothrix schenckii</i>yeast cells

Pedro Antônio Castelo Teixeira, Rafaela Alves Castro, Fernanda Rodrigues Lanzana Ferreira et al. · Medical Mycology · 2010 · 23 citations · Full text

Fungal Cell Biology, Pathology, Cell Culture +21