Abstract
Only one out of 19 soil sampling sites chosen for isolation of H. capsulation studies yielded positive results. The stations were located in Cueva Oscura, which is part of the Aguas Buenas Caves system. The habitat characteristics of these station are believed to be responsible for the presence of the fungus.
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This study was supported by the Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the Department of Health and the Municipality of Aguas Buenas, all from Puerto Rico.
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Zamora, J.R.C. Isolation of histoplasma capsulatum from soil in the Aguas Buenos Caves, Aguas Buenos, Puerto Rico. I. An ecological approach. Mycopathologia 60, 157–161 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00448408
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