Histoplasma capsulatum. Isolation from an Australian cave environment and from a patient
Hunt, P.J.; Harden, T.J.; Hibbins, M.; Pritchard, R.C.; Muir, D.B.; Gardner, F.J.
Medical Journal of Australia 141(5): 280-283
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 6472165 Document Number: 231888
The fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, although commonly found in bat-frequented caves in many countries, has not previously been isolated from that environment in Australia. This report describes the isolation of H. capsulatum from several sources, including cave soil, the organs of mice exposed to the cave environment, and the sputum of a patient clinically diagnosed as having acute pulmonary histoplasmosis after exposure to the cave environment.