Estudio de la presencia de histoplasma capsulatum en la tierra de cuatro cuevas localizadas en la region del Rio Claro (Antioquia) / Isolation of histoplasma capsulatum from soil samples of four caves from Rio Claro region, department of Antioquia, Colombia

Se estudiaron 50 muestras de tierra de cuatro cuevas de la region de Rio Claro (Antioquia, Colombia), con el fin de aislar Histoplasma capsulatum en su forma natural; se encontraron dos muestras positivas (4%) tomadas en sitios diferentes de la Cueva del Condor. Se describen los metodos empleados y se discuten algunas implicaciones de la presencia del hongo para las personas que visitan las cuevas.

Fifty soil specimens from 4 caves located in the Río Claro region of the Department of Antioquia, Colombia, were studied In order to recover Histoplasma capstilatum in its natural form. Two of the specimens, obtained from different sites of one of the caves, were positive. The methods employed for cultivation are described and the implications of the presence of the fungus for tourists visiting the caves are discussed