Distribution of nematophagous fungi and soil-transmitted helminths in outdoor built environments across Latin America
The ubiquitous presence of A. oligospora in soils and inverse association with STH parasite detection suggest a potential role in environmental helminth transmission patterns.
Authors
- Rojelio Mejía (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4134-4558)
- Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4713-575X)
- Luz Marina Llangarí (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9387-545X)
- Chiara Cássia Oliveira Amorim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6490-9430)
- Liliana Villanueva‐Lizama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1848-2584)
- Irene Guadalupe
- Eric J. Wetzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2336-2744)
- Natalia Montellano Duran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2094-8694)
- Julio Vladimir Cruz-Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4931-146X)
- Barton E. Slatko
- Philip J. Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6770-6871)
- Sandra Ocampos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1763-2245)
- Rubén O. Cimino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4253-9077)
- Janitzio J Guzmán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9002-2614)
- Melisa Díaz-Fernández
- Cristina Almazán
- Maritza Dalí Camones Rivera
- Eva Mereles Aranda
- Lucia Estela Mejia
- Katherine Elizabeth Keegan
- Emilio Rey Mejia
- Amandeep Kaur
- Paola Andrea Vargas
- Leticia Ojeda
- Estefania Lorena Mansilla Flores
- Carlos Pineda
- Marisa Juarez
- Nestor L. Uzcategui
- Eddyson Montalvo Sabino
- Stefan M. Geiger
- Andrea López
Institutions
- National University of Salta (AR)
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Autonomous University of Yucatán (MX)
- Wabash College (US)
- National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza (PE)
- Universidad Nacional del Este (PY)
- Universidad Estatal Amazónica (EC)
- Advanced Coatings (Belgium) (BE)
- Universidad Católica Bolivia San Pablo (BO)
- Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (US)
- Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (EC)
- Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013990
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00