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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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Lucas Machado Moreira, Wieland Meyer, Márcia Chame, Martha Lima Brandão, Adriana Marcos Vivoni, Juana Portugal, Bodo Wanke, Luciana Trilles
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Subjects:
Histoplasma
Antarctic regions
fungi
histoplasmosis
Antarctica
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220046
https://doaj.org/article/d5d2ad8f688b4e9d9956a66b83d73a16
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Summary: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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