Ecologic niche modeling of Blastomyces dermatitidis in Wisconsin.

BACKGROUND: Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal mycosis that is acquired by inhaling infectious spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis present in the environment. The ecology of this pathogen is poorly understood, in part because it has been extremely difficult to identify the niche(s) it occupies base...

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Main Authors: Kurt D Reed, Jennifer K Meece, John R Archer, A Townsend Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2323575?pdf=render