Article
Molecular Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica
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MOREIRA, Lucas Machado et al. Molecular Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica. Emerging Infectious Diseases. v. 28, n. 10. p. 1-5, Oct. 2022.
1080-6059
10.3201/eid2810.220046
Autor
Moreira, Lucas Machado
Meyer, Wieland
Chame, Márcia
Brandão, Martha Lima
Vivoni, Adriana Marcos
Portugal, Juana
Wanke, Bodo
Trilles, Luciana
Resumen
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.