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Factors governing the epidemiology of Histoplasma capsulatum in soil

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The growth ofH. capsulatum in soil is markedly affected by soil pH above 10 and below 5. No growth was observed on soil cultures outside these values. There was no definite pH range within these values in which the fungus grew more abundantly. A chemical analysis of natural soils from whichH. capsulatum had been isolated failed to show any common chemical factors that would explain the presence of the fungus in the soils.

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Das Wachstum desH. capsulatum im Erdboden ist durch das pH des Bodens über 10 und unter 5 wesentlich beeinflußt. Kein Wachstum ist in Bodenkulturen außerhalb dieser Werte beobachtet worden. Es fand sich keine bestimmte Grenze innerhalb dieser Werte, in welcher der Pilz ein üppigeres Wachstum gezeigt hätte. Eine chemische Analyse des naturlichen Bodens, von welchemH. capsulatum isoliert ist, hat keine gemeinsamen Faktoren gezeigt, der die Gegenwart des Pilzes im Boden hätte erklären konnen.

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Paper read at the Eighth International Congresses for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, September 1968, Teheran (Iran).

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Mahvi, T.A. Factors governing the epidemiology of Histoplasma capsulatum in soil. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 41, 167–176 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051492

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