Soil has a considerable effect on human health, whether those effects are positive or
negative, direct or indirect. Soil is an important source of nutrients in our food supply and …

Coccidioidomycosis, colloquially known as Valley Fever, is an invasive dimorphic fungal
infection caused by Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii. The fungi are found in the arid …

Osteoarticular mycoses are chronic debilitating infections that require extended courses of
antifungal therapy and may warrant expert surgical intervention. As there has been no …

Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii are two highly pathogenic dimorphic fungal species
that are endemic in the arid areas of the new world, including the region from west Texas to …

The prevailing hypothesis concerning the ecology of Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii
is that these human pathogenic fungi are soil fungi endemic to hot, dry, salty regions of the …

The genus Coccidioides consists of two species: C. immitis and C. posadasii. Prior to 2000,
all disease was thought to be caused by a single species, C. immitis. The organism grows in …

Coccidioides spp. are dimorphic fungi that are capable of infecting human and non-human
mammals and can cause diverse manifestations of coccidioidomycosis or Valley fever (VF) …

The order Onygenales is classified in the class Eurotiomycetes of the subphylum
Pezizomycotina. Families in this order have classically been isolated from soil and dung …

Bats as flying mammals are potent vectors and natural reservoir hosts for many infectious
viruses, bacteria, and fungi, also detected in their excreta such as guano. Accelerated …

Coccidioidomycosis is a human fungal disease cause by inhalation of aerosol spores
produced by Coccidioides posadasii or Coccidioides immitis. This disease is a common …