| [the sources of histoplasmosis infection on the isla de la juventud, cuba]. | the purpose of this work is to report the isolation of histoplasma capsulatum, etiologic agent of histoplasmosis, from soil in sites inhabited by bats and chicken in the island of youth, cuba. the fungus was cultured from four species of cave dwelling bats too. the identification of h. capsulatum was done by mycelial to yeast conversion and exoantigen test. it is pointed out the epidemiological value of some of these isolations in caves of great importance from the archaeological, speleological ... | 1992 | 1342108 |