Molly Radosevich

The paper analyzes genetic structure and diversity of Coccidioides immitis in environmental and human isolates to understand disease transmission and environmental distribution.

The paper investigates the presence of Coccidioides in urban soils along two waterways in California, finding it in riparian zones but not at higher elevations and correlating its presence with drier soils.

The paper detects airborne Coccidioides spores using UAS-mounted samplers in California, finding Coccidioides DNA in 4.9% of air samples at 8 m height.

The paper examines the relationship between soil microbial communities and Coccidioides immitis presence in rodent burrows and surface soils, finding higher microbial diversity in Coccidioides-positive samples.

This study shows that rodent burrows and their presence increase Coccidioides immitis detection in soils, with moisture also playing a role.