Isolation and identification of the human pathogen Pythium insidiosum from environmental samples collected in Thai agricultural areas

• Main Authors: Supabandhu J., Fisher M.C., Mendoza L., Vanittanakom N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-39749116813&partnerID=40&md5=946c9d17f4b36dd7cd0bfed1f1e52403; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17885956; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2493
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

We describe the ecological niche of the human and animal pathogen Pythium insidiosum within endemic agricultural areas of Thailand. Samples were collected from irrigation water, including rice paddy fields, irrigation channels and reservoirs. Zoospores of P. insidiosum were captured from water by th...