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Direct detection ofCoccidioidesfrom Arizona soils using CocciENV, a highly sensitive and specific real-time PCR assay
6 Feb 2018
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Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii are soil fungi endemic to desert regions of the southwestern United States, and the causative agents of valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis. Studies have shown that the distribution of Coccidioides in soils is sporadic and cannot be explained by soil characteristics alone, suggesting that biotic and other abiotic factors should be examined. However, tools to...
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