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Factors influencing distribution of Coccidioides immitis in soil, Washington State, 2016 — Data release

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Chow, N.A., Kangiser, D., Gade, L., McCotter, O.A., Hurst, S., Salamone, A., Wohrle, R., Clifford, W., Kim, S., Salah, Z., Oltean, H.N., Plumlee, G.S., and Litvintseva, A.P., 2021, Factors influencing distribution of Coccidioides immitis in soil, Washington State, 2016 — Data release: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KEWAT0.

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Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii are causative agents of Valley fever, a serious fungal disease endemic to regions with hot, arid climate in the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. The environmental niche of Coccidioides spp. is not well defined, and it remains unknown whether these fungi are primarily associated with rodents or grow as saprotrophs in soil. To better understand the environmental reservoir of these pathogens, we used a systematic soil sampling approach, quantitative PCR (qPCR), culture, whole-genome sequencing, and soil chemical analysis to identify factors associated with the presence of C. immitis at a known colonization site in Washington State linked to a human case in 2010. This [...]

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The environmental niche of the soil pathogen Coccidioides immitis, the etiological agent of Valley Fever, is not well understood. The data in this table are used to provide insights into possible linkages between the occurrence of C. immitis and water soluble components of soil, as determined by deionized water leaches of the soils.

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