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The present study aimed to investigate the fungal growth, conidia production and molecular pathogen detection in different soil conditions.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Soils samples of clayey, sandy and medium textures were collected from ground surface and the interior of armadillo burrows in a hyperendemic area of Paracoccidioidomycosis. <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>brasiliensis<\/jats:italic> was inoculated in soil with controlled humidity and in culture medium containing soil extracts. The molecular detection was carried out by Nested PCR, using panfungal and species specific primers from the ITS-5.8S rDNA region.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The soil texture does not affect fungus development and the growth is more abundant on\/in soil saturated with water. Some soil samples inhibited the development of <jats:italic>P. brasiliensis<\/jats:italic>, especially those that contain high values of Exchangeable Aluminum (H+Al) in their composition. Some isolates produced a large number of conidia, mainly in soil-extract agar medium. 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