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Isolation of histoplasma capsulatum from soil in the Aguas Buenos Caves, Aguas Buenos, Puerto Rico. I. An ecological approach

✍ Scribed by Juan R. Carvajal Zamora

Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 1977
Tongue: English
Weight: 850 KB
Volume: 60
Category: Article
ISSN: 0301-486X
DOI: 10.1007/bf00448408

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✦ Synopsis

Only one out of 19 soil sampling sites chosen for isolation of H. capsulatum studies yielded positive results. The stations were located in Cueva Oscura, which is part of the Aguas Buenas Caves system. The habitat characteristics of these station are believed to be responsible for the presence of the fungus.

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