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Proper Care and Feeding of Coccidioides : A Laboratorian's Guide to Cultivating the Dimorphic Stages of C. immitis and C. posadasii
1 Sept 2020
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Coccidioidomycosis ("Valley fever") is caused by Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii. These fungi are thermally dimorphic, cycling between mycelia and arthroconidia in the environment and converting into spherules and endospores within a host. Coccidioides can cause a broad spectrum of disease that can be difficult to treat. There has been a steady increase in disease, with an estimated 350,000 new infections...
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