Alexandrino de Moraes Pedroso, Brazilian bacteriologist (Cotia, São Paulo State 1881 – São Paulo 1922)
With E. Brumpt first reported the importance of pets in epidemiological cycle of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (1913)
With José Maria Gomes observed first chromoblastomycosis or Lane-Pedroso-Gomes disease (1911) but didn’t publish until 1920, losing his priority to Max Rudolph. Its etiologic agent was named Fonsecaea pedrosoi in his honor
With J.M.Gomes. Sobre quatro casos de dermatite verrucosa produzida por Phialophora verrucosa. An. Paul.Med. Cir. 11:53-1, 1920
With Pedro Dias da Silva first to growing Leishmania brasiliensis in culture
Introduced improvements in Nicolle medium