Histoplasma capsulatum

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Histoplasma capsulatum


Histoplasma is a genus of dimorphic fungi commonly found in bird and bat fecal material.


Scientific classification
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
Subphylum Ascomycotina
Class Ascomycetes
Order Onygenales
Family Onygenaceae
Genus Histoplasma
Species H. capsulatum
Binomial Histoplasma capsulatum


[edit] Pathogenic Activity

Histoplasma contains a few species, including—H. capsulatum—the causative agent of histoplasmosis.



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