Molecular Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica

We detected Histoplasma capsulatum in soil and penguin excreta in the Antarctic Peninsula by sequencing after performing species-specific PCR, confirming previous observations that this pathogen occurs more broadly than suspected. This finding highlights the need for surveillance of emerging agents...

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Autores principales: Moreira, Lucas Machado, Meyer, Wieland, Chame, Márcia, Brandão, Martha Lima, Vivoni, Adriana Marcos, Portugal, Juana, Wanke, Bodo, Trilles, Luciana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36148943
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220046
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Sumario:We detected Histoplasma capsulatum in soil and penguin excreta in the Antarctic Peninsula by sequencing after performing species-specific PCR, confirming previous observations that this pathogen occurs more broadly than suspected. This finding highlights the need for surveillance of emerging agents of systemic mycoses and their transmission among regions, animals, and humans in Antarctica.

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