(2)除美国外,球孢子菌还存在于其他国家,包括靠近美国边界的墨西哥(Sonora、Nayarit、Jalisco 和 Michoaca´n 地区),以及中部地区,包括 Coahuila、Durango 和 San Luis Potosi)、中美洲(危地马拉、洪都拉斯和尼加拉瓜)和南美洲(阿根廷、玻利维亚、巴拉圭、委内瑞拉、哥伦比亚和巴西)。
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