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Abstract
Of 135 bats (eight species), one of the species Glossophaga sorcina sorcina, a nectar-feeding bat from Girardot, Colombia, harbored Histoplasma capsulatum. The microorganism was cultured from the liver. This is the second report of recovery of this fungus from bat tissue.Entities:
Keywords: CHIROPTERA; COLOMBIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTOPLASMOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; ZOONOSES
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Year: 1965 PMID： 14245780 DOI： 10.1126/science.147.3661.1039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728