Molecular Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica |
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| Authors: | Lucas Machado Moreira,Wieland Meyer,Má rcia Chame,Martha Lima Brandã o,Adriana Marcos Vivoni,Juana Portugal,Bodo Wanke,Luciana Trilles |
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| Affiliation: | Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (L.M. Moreira, M. Chame, M.L. Brandão, A.M. Vivoni, J. Portugal, B. Wanke, L. Trilles);Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (W. Meyer);Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (W. Meyer) |
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| Abstract: | 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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| Keywords: | Histoplasma Antarctic regions fungi histoplasmosis Antarctica |
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