@article{b3d9c89514f84cada4c672f5788c720e,
title = "Coccidioides ecology and genomics",
abstract = "Although the natural history and ecology of Coccidioides spp. have been studied for over 100 years, many fundamental questions about this fungus remain unanswered. Two of the most challenging aspects of the study of Coccidioides have been the undefined ecological niche and the outdated geographic distribution maps dating from midcentury. This review details the history of Coccidioides ecological research, and discusses current strategies and advances in understanding Coccidioides genetics and ecology.",
keywords = "Valley Fever, coccidioidomycosis, environmental detection, whole genome sequencing",
author = "Barker, {Bridget M.} and Litvintseva, {Anastasia P.} and Meritxell Riquelme and Lluvia Vargas-Gast{\'e}lum",
note = "Funding Information: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank Laura Rosio Castanon, Unidad de Micolog{\'i}a, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM Mexico who shared the skin testing data recently gathered. We are grateful to R. Baptista-Rosas, A. Romero-Olivares, J. Catalan- Dibene, and P. Ocampo-Chavira, previous members of the Riquelme lab, whose contributions have been featured in this review. Research in the Riquelme lab has been supported by a grant from CONACyT SEMARNAT 23479 and a grant from the Fund for Scientific Research and Technological Development of CICESE. Funding from the Arizona Biomedical Research Committee (16- 162415; 14082975) and NIAID NIH R21AI128536 is currently supporting research in the Barker lab. Funding Information: We are grateful to R. Baptista-Rosas, A. Romero-Olivares, J. Catal{\'a}n-Dibene, and P. Ocampo-Chavira, previous members of the Riquelme lab, whose contributions have been featured in this review. Research in the Riquelme lab has been supported by a grant from CONACyT SEMARNAT 23479 and a grant from the Fund for Scientific Research and Technological Development of CICESE. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "25",
doi = "10.1093/mmy/myy051",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "57",
pages = "S21--S29",
journal = "Medical Mycology",
issn = "1369-3786",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
}