[ Fungi/Metazoa group | Fungi | Dikarya | . . .
. . . | Ajellomycetaceae | Ajellomyces | Ajellomyces capsulatus ]
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| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota | Fungi/Metazoa group | Fungi | Dikarya | Ascomycota | Saccharomyceta | Pezizomycotina | Leotiomyceta | Eurotiomycetes | Eurotiomycetidae | Onygenales | Ajellomycetaceae | Ajellomyces | Ajellomyces capsulatus |
| Anamorph: | Histoplasma capsulatum |
| Synonym: | Ajellomyces capsulata, Emmonsiella capsulata (obsolete) |
| Comment: | Ajellomyces capsulatus is the causative agent of histoplasmosis, an infection that chiefly affects the lungs but occasionally spreads to other organs. Ajellomyces capsulatus is a dimorphic fungus, existing as a saprophytic mycelial form in the soil and as a pathogenic yeast form in the lungs of its host. |
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