Histoplasma capsulatum isolated from Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
We report the isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from a culture of the viscera of Didelphis albiventris, one of the marsupial species found in Brazil. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of this fungus from this mammalian species. This finding confirms the ubiquitous presence of H. capsulatum in nature.
Silva-Vergara
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Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Caixa Postal 118, Uberaba, MG, 38001-970, Brazil. dip_fmtm@mednet.com.br
Martinez
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Borges-Malta
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ME
Leite-Maffei
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CM
Ramirez
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