Histoplasma

Translingual

histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum

Etymology

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Proper noun

Histoplasma n

A taxonomic genus within the family Ajellomycetaceae – fungi found in certain bird and bat droppings including those responsible for histoplasmosis.

Synonyms

(genus): Ajellomyces (teleomorph)

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subdivision; Eurotiomycetes - class; Eurotiomycetidae - subclass; Onygenales - order; Ajellomycetaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Histoplasma capsulatum - type species; for other species see Ajellomyces at MycoBank.

References

Histoplasma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ajellomycetaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Histoplasma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ajellomyces at MycoBank
Ajellomyces at Encyclopedia of Life
Ajellomyces at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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