Molecular detection of airborne Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen, in Cape Town, South Africa.

• Main Authors: Ilan S Schwartz (Author), Josh D McLoud (Author), Dilys Berman (Author), Alfred Botha (Author), Barbra Lerm (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author), Estelle Levetin (Author), Chris Kenyon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Emergomyces africanus is a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes a systemic mycosis in immunocompromised persons in South Africa. Infection is presumed to follow inhalation of airborne propagules. We developed a quantitative PCR protocol able to detect as few as 5 Es. africanus propagules per day....