The mysterious desert dwellers: Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii, causative fungal agents of coccidioidomycosis

The genus Coccidioides consists of two species: C. immitis and C. posadasii. Prior to 2000, all disease was thought to be caused by a single species, C. immitis. The organism grows in arid to semiarid alkaline soils throughout western North America and into Central and South America. Regions in the...

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Main Authors: Daniel R. Kollath, Karis J. Miller, Bridget M. Barker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2019.1589363