Abstract
Species of the genus Paracoccidioides spp. are pathogenic, theriomorphic fungi and etiological agents of Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), the main mycosis of Latin America. The individual infected with Paracoccidioides spp. develops an answer against the fungus as a way of eliminating it from the organism. Resistance to infection by P. brasiliensis isassociated with the secretion of high lev…