Molecular identification of <it>Coccidioides </it>spp. in soil samples from Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since 1991 several outbreaks of acute coccidioidomycosis (CM) were diagnosed in the semi-arid Northeast of Brazil, mainly related to disturbance of armadillo burrows caused by hunters while digging them for the capture of these anima...

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Main Authors: Filho Antônio D, Eulálio Kelsen D, Cavalcante Maria AS, da Mota Fabio F, Rosado Alexandre S, de Macêdo Regina CL, Martins Liline MS, Lazéra Márcia S, Wanke Bodo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/108