Emergomyces africanus in soil, South Africa

Ilan S Schwartz; Barbra Lerm; J Claire Hoving; Chris Kenyon; William G Horsnell; W Joan Basson; Patricia Otieno-Odhiambo; Nelesh P Govender; Robert Colebunders; Alfred Botha

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Emergomyces africanus in soil, South Africa

Ilan S Schwartz, Barbra Lerm, J Claire Hoving, Chris Kenyon, William G Horsnell, W Joan Basson, Patricia Otieno-Odhiambo, Nelesh P Govender, Robert Colebunders, Alfred Botha

Sexually Transmitted Infections

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We detected Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes an HIV-associated systemic mycosis, by PCR in 18 (30%) of 60 soil samples from a wide range of habitats in South Africa. Direct and indirect culture techniques were unsuccessful. Experimental intraperitoneal inoculation of conidia induced murine disease.

Original language	English
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	377-380
Number of pages	4
ISSN	1080-6040
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171351
Publication status	Published - 2018

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