Histoplasma
Genus of fungi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Histoplasma is a genus of fungi in the order Onygenales.[1] Species are known human pathogens producing yeast-like states under pathogenic conditions. They are the causative agents of histoplasmosis in humans and epizootic lymphangitis in horses.[2]
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Histoplasma | |
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Tuberculate macroconidia of Histoplasma capsulatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Onygenales |
Family: | Ajellomycetaceae |
Genus: | Histoplasma Darling (1906) |
Type species | |
Histoplasma capsulatum Darling (1906) | |
Species | |
Histoplasma capsulatum |
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