Worldwide Phylogenetic Distributions and Population Dynamics of the Genus Histoplasma.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Marcus de M Teixeira, José S L Patané, Maria L Taylor, Beatriz L Gómez, Raquel C Theodoro, Sybren de Hoog, David M Engelthaler, Rosely M Zancopé-Oliveira, Maria S S Felipe, Bridget M Barker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Argentina; Guano
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004732; https://doaj.org/article/e69f313daac24ce99da7e81939ba309f

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 hos...