Murine models of blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, and histoplasmosis

Animal models have contributed much to the knowledge of fungal infections a nd their corresponding therapeutic treatments. This is true for animal mode ls of the primary fungal pathogens, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, and Histoplasma capsulatum. This review gives a brief background o f human diseases associated with these organisms and describes the developm ent, details, and utility of murine models of blastomycosis, as well as coc cidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis.