Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Feb;24(2):377-380. doi: 10.3201/eid2402.171351.
We detected Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes an HIV-associated systemic mycosis, by PCR in 18 (30%) of 60 soil samples from a wide range of habitats in South Africa. Direct and indirect culture techniques were unsuccessful. Experimental intraperitoneal inoculation of conidia induced murine disease.
我们通过 PCR 在南非广泛栖息地的 60 个土壤样本中的 18 个(30%)检测到了导致 HIV 相关系统性真菌病的热双相真菌——非洲嗜热霉。直接和间接的培养技术都没有成功。将孢子直接腹腔接种到实验鼠中会诱发疾病。