Histoplasma capsulatum Isolation from Desmodus rotundus (non-migratory) and Tadarida brasiliensis (long distance migratory) bats: first recorded cases in Mexico
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https://doi.org/10.33885/sf.2005.3.942Keywords:
Histoplasma capsulatum, bats, Desmodus rotundus, Tadarida brasiliensisAbstract
This study describes four isolates of Histoplasma capsulatum: one from the lung of
Desmodus rotundus and three from the lung, liver, and intestine of Tadarida brasiliensis; all were
considered the first recorded cases in Mexico of this pathogen, in these bat species. The fungal
identification was confirmed throughout macro and micromorphology, exoantigens production
and dimorphic transition. The isolates were characterized by RAPD-PCR. Based on the DNA
polymorphism analyses, we suggest that T. brasiliensis was infected with the fungus outside
Mexico.
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