Organisms

Histoplasma

A mitosporic Onygenales fungal genus causing HISTOPLASMOSIS in humans and animals. Its single species is Histoplasma capsulatum which has two varieties: H. capsulatum var. capsulatum and H. capsulatum var. duboisii. Its teleomorph is AJELLOMYCES capsulatus.

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Abstract

A mitosporic Onygenales fungal genus causing HISTOPLASMOSIS in humans and animals. Its single species is Histoplasma capsulatum which has two varieties: H. capsulatum var. capsulatum and H. capsulatum var. duboisii. Its teleomorph is AJELLOMYCES capsulatus.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Histoplasmas
  • Ajellomyces capsulatus
  • Cryptococcus capsulatus
  • Emmonsiella capsulata
  • Histoplasma capsulatum

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = HISTOPLASMOSIS

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  1. B01w.300w.381w.440w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Histoplasma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006658. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006658
  2. Histoplasma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoplasma
  3. Histoplasma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10941019