Of Mice and Fungi: Coccidioides spp. Distribution Models.

ABSTRACT: The continuous increase of Coccidioidomycosis cases requires reliable detection methods of the causal agent, Coccidioides spp., in its natural environment. This has proven challenging because of our limited knowledge on the distribution of this soil-dwelling fungus. Knowing the pathogen's geographic distribution and its relationship with the environment is crucial to identify potential areas of risk and to prevent disease outbreaks. The maximum entropy (Maxent) algorithm, Geographic Information System (GIS) and bioclimatic variables were combined to obtain current and future potential distribution models (DMs) of Coccidioides and its putative rodent reservoirs for Arizona, California and Baja California. We revealed that Coccidioides DMs constructed with presence records from one state are

SUBMITTER: Ocampo-Chavira P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712536 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature