HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Taylor, R. L. Articles by Kelley, H. B. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Taylor, R. L. Articles by Kelley, H. B.

Isolation of Histoplasma Capsulatum and Microsporum Gypseum from Soil and Bat Guano in Panama and the Canal Zone

Eight potential areas of histoplasmosis endemicity in the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone were located by isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from soil or bat guano. Endemic sites include a flower garden, a bat cave, a tree frequented by bats and a previously unrecognized ecologic environment associated with tree buttresses in tropical forests.

The microorganism was shown to persist in the soil at known positive sites by repeated recovery at the beginning, end and during both the rainy and dry seasons.

H. capsulatum was recovered from livers and spleens of fructiverous bats 11 weeks after intraperitoneal inoculation with the mycelial phase of the microorganism.

Microsporum gypseum was recovered from 31% of the specimens processed using a human hair bait culture technique.

^* Major, Medical Service Corps, United States Army. Present address: Department of Bacteriology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington 12, D. C.