Autochthonous Blastomyces dermatitidis, India [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesBlastomyces spp. fungi, the causal agent of blastomycosis, are common in North America but do occur in other areas of the world. The most prevalent pathogen in the genus is B. dermatitidis. Most B. dermatitidis isolates originate from North America, but
Anuradha Chowdhary +6 more
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Phylogeographic Analysis of Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii Reveals an Association with North American Freshwater Drainage Basins [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii are dimorphic fungal pathogens that cause serious pulmonary and systemic infections in humans. Although their natural habitat is in the environment, little is known about their specific ecologic niche ...
Elizabeth M Brown
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Blastomyces dermatitidis pneumonia in a llama [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2018 A 20-y-old female llama ( Lama glama) was euthanized after a history of chronic dyspnea and osteoarthritis. At autopsy, the lungs were covered by clear gelatinous material and expanded by firm, variably discrete, tan-white nodules up to 8 cm diameter containing tan-white, viscous material. The tracheobronchial lymph nodes were firm and enlarged up to 6
Robert L Donnell
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A rare case of Blastomyces dermatitidis brain abscess in an immunocompetent host [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020 Here we present a case of a 41-year old immunocompetent female from central Maryland, who presented with new onset seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain revealed a solitary ring-enhancing lesion.
Magdalena Slomka, James Doub
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Red Fox as Sentinel for Blastomyces dermatitidis, Ontario, Canada [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 Blastomyces dermatitidis, a fungus that can cause fatal infection in humans and other mammals, is not readily recoverable from soil, its environmental reservoir. Because of the red fox’s widespread distribution, susceptibility to B.
Nicole M. Nemeth +5 more
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Changing Patterns of Disease Severity in Blastomyces dermatitidis Infection, Quebec, Canada [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 This retrospective multicenter cohort study assessed temporal changes in the severity and mortality rate of blastomycosis in Quebec, Canada, and identified risk factors for death in patients with blastomycosis in 1988–2016. The primary outcome was 90-day
Alex Carignan +8 more
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Comparative genome analysis and the genome-shaping role of long terminal repeat retrotransposons in the evolutionary divergence of fungal pathogens Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, GeneticsBlastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii are cryptic species of fungi that cause blastomycosis, an often severe disease involving pulmonary infection capable of systemic dissemination.
Julianne Kus
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CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Disruption Reveals the Importance of Zinc Metabolism for Fitness of the Dimorphic Fungal Pathogen
mBio, 2018 Blastomyces dermatitidis is a human fungal pathogen of the lung that can lead to disseminated disease in healthy and immunocompromised individuals. Genetic analysis of this fungus is hampered by the relative inefficiency of traditional recombination ...
Gregory C. Kujoth +7 more
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Detection of Blastomyces dermatitidis Antigen in Urine Using a Commercially Available Quantitative Enzyme Immunoassay [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2021 Kyle Rodiño +2 more
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Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals a Cryptic Species Blastomyces gilchristii, sp. nov. within the Human Pathogenic Fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Analysis of the population genetic structure of microbial species is of fundamental importance to many scientific disciplines because it can identify cryptic species, reveal reproductive mode, and elucidate processes that contribute to pathogen evolution.
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