| emmonsia crescens infection in a british water vole (arvicola terrestris). | emmonsia crescens, a dimorphic fungus of the order onygenales, is primarily a pathogen of lower animals and rarely humans. inhaled conidia of e. crescens fail to germinate in the lungs, and instead simply enlarge in lung tissue to become giant adiaspores. we present here the case of fatal emmonsia crescens infection in a wild-caught british water vole (arvicola terrestris). histopathological examination of the animal, which died in captivity, revealed a multifocally extensive granulomatous react ... | 2006 | 16772233 |