Emergomyces africanus in Soil, South Africa

Emergomyces africanus in Soil, South Africa

We detected Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes an HIV-associated systemic mycosis, by PCR in 18 (30%) of 60 soil samples from a wide range of habitats in South Africa. Direct and indirect culture techniques were unsuccessful. Experimental intraperitoneal inoculation of c...

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Main Authors: Ilan S. Schwartz, Barbra Lerm, J. Claire Hoving, Chris Kenyon, William G. Horsnell, W. Joan Basson, Patricia Otieno-Odhiambo, Nelesh P. Govender, Robert Colebunders, Alfred Botha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
mycoses
environmental microbiology
emmonsia
mice
fungal infections
soil
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-1351_article

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