Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Bats Dropping by using Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR) at the First Time in Iraq

Abstract

In the present we isolated the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum as a first time from bats dropping in AL-Qadisiyah province .Results show that the macro and micro characteristics referred that these characteristics was related to the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum ,also this result  was confirmed by PCR technique.

Keywords: Histoplasma capsulatum , bats dropping, PCR