Histoplasma
| Histoplasma | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Histoplasma capsulatum | |
Histoplasma is a genus of fungi in the order Onygenales. 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.
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