Molecular Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica

Moreira, Lucas Machado; Meyer, Wieland; Chame, Márcia; Brandão, Martha Lima; Vivoni, Adriana Marcos; Portugal, Juana; Wanke, Bodo; Trilles, Luciana

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Molecular Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica

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10 2022
By Moreira, Lucas Machado ; Meyer, Wieland ; Chame, Márcia ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Moreira, Lucas Machado ; Meyer, Wieland ; Chame, Márcia ; Brandão, Martha Lima ; Vivoni, Adriana Marcos ; Portugal, Juana ; Wanke, Bodo ; Trilles, Luciana
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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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Animals Histoplasmosis Humans Mycoses Soil
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(10):2100-2104
Pubmed ID:

36148943
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC9514353
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Journal Article
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Dispatch
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Antarctic Regions
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28
Issue:

10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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