Article
Worldwide Phylogenetic Distributions and Population Dynamics of the Genus Histoplasma.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jun 2016
Teixeira Marcus de M, Patané José S L, Taylor Maria L, Gómez Beatriz L, Theodoro Raquel C, de Hoog Sybren, Engelthaler David M, Zancopé-Oliveira Rosely M, Felipe Maria S S, Barker Bridget M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Histoplasma capsulatum comprises a worldwide complex of saprobiotic fungi mainly found in nitrogen/phosphate (often bird guano) enriched soils. The microconidia of Histoplasma species may be inhaled by mammalian hosts, and is followed by a rapid conversion to yeast that can persist in host tissues causing histoplasmosis, a deep pulmonary/systemic mycosis. Histoplasma capsulatum sensu lato is a complex...
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