Histoplasma
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Histoplasma is a genus of dimorphic fungi commonly found in bird and bat fecal material.[1] Histoplasma contains a single species—H. capsulatum—the causative agent of histoplasmosis.[2]
[edit] See also
- Blastomyces
- Coccidioides
[edit] References
- ^ Giannella RA (1996). Salmonella. In: Baron's Medical Microbiology (Baron S et al, eds.), 4th ed., Univ of Texas Medical Branch. (via NCBI Bookshelf) ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.
- ^ Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology, 4th ed., McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
[edit] External links
- Histoplasma information from doctorfungus.org
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