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Blastomyces dermatitidis
MICROBIOLOGY
- Dimorphic fungus. One of the "endemic fungi."
- In North America found along Mississippi, Missouri, St. Lawrence and Ohio rivers, and the regions that border Great Lakes in U.S. and Canada.
- Occurs in Africa, and a few cases have been reported in Europe, Mexico, Central and South America, the Middle East and India. Most cases reported in North America.
- Grows as a broad-based budding yeast at 37oC. At 25oC, produces mycelia and can produce conidia.
- Grows in moist soil with acidic pH and high organic content (decaying vegetation, close to water, areas of high humidity).
- Commercially available molecular probe offers rapid identification of culture.
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Last updated: May 2, 2015
Citation
Gupta, Amita, and Natasha Chida. "Blastomyces Dermatitidis." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2015. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545021/3.4/Blastomyces_dermatitidis.
Gupta A, Chida N. Blastomyces dermatitidis. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2015. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545021/3.4/Blastomyces_dermatitidis. Accessed June 5, 2023.
Gupta, A., & Chida, N. (2015). Blastomyces dermatitidis. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545021/3.4/Blastomyces_dermatitidis
Gupta A, Chida N. Blastomyces Dermatitidis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2015. [cited 2023 June 05]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545021/3.4/Blastomyces_dermatitidis.
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