Histoplasma
... is a genus of fungi in the order Onygenales. Species are known human pathogens producing yeast-like states under ... Histoplasma species have two forms: their environmental form is hyphal with microconidia and tuberculate macroconidia while ... Species are mainly found in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys in the United States (Histoplasma ohiense and H. ... Lopez, CE (Oct 2006). "Dimorphism and pathogenesis of Histoplasma capsulatum". Revista Argentina de Microbiologia. 38 (4): 235- ...
Histoplasma capsulatum
... is a species of dimorphic fungus. Its sexual form is called Ajellomyces capsulatus. It can cause ... Reid, TM; Schafer, MP (1999). "Direct detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in soil suspensions by two-stage PCR". Molecular and ... Emmons, C.W. (1961). "Isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from soil in Washington, D.C." Public Health Reports. 76 (591-596): ... Mahajan, Monika (2021). "Etymologia: Histoplasma capsulatum". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 27 (3): 969. doi:10.3201/eid2703. ...
Histoplasma duboisii
... in MycoBank. Histoplasma duboisii in Index Fungorum (Articles with short description, Short description ... Pine, L; Kaufman, L; Boone, CJ (1964). "Comparative fluorescent antibody staining of Histoplasma capsulatum and Histoplasma ... Histoplasma duboisii is a dimorphic fungus, growing as either a yeast-like form or a filamentous form depending on the ... Histoplasma duboisii is restricted to regions on the African continent lying between the Tropics of Cancer and the Capricorn. ...
PAS diastase stain
Histoplasma. PAS diastase stain. Histoplasma in a granuloma. PAS diastase stain. Periodic acid-Schiff stain Diastase Rubio CA ( ...
Histoplasmosis
Histopathology of Histoplasma capsulatum, GMS stain, showing narrow budding yeast Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii, ... Histoplasmosis can also be diagnosed by a test for antibodies against Histoplasma in the blood. Histoplasma skin tests indicate ... Histoplasma was discovered in 1905 by Samuel T. Darling, but only in the 1930s was it discovered to be a widespread infection. ... Histoplasma capsulatum is found in soil, often associated with decaying bat guano or bird droppings. Disruption of soil from ...
Necrotizing pneumonia
and Histoplasma capsulatum; viruses like Influenza and Adenovirus. Apart from Streptococcus pneumonia (also known as ...
Opportunistic infection
Histoplasma capsulatum is a species of fungus known to cause histoplasmosis, which can present with an array of symptoms, but ... Horwath MC, Fecher RA, Deepe GS (2015-06-10). "Histoplasma capsulatum, lung infection and immunity". Future Microbiology. 10 (6 ... Mittal J, Ponce MG, Gendlina I, Nosanchuk JD (2018). Rodrigues ML (ed.). "Histoplasma Capsulatum: Mechanisms for Pathogenesis ...
List of fungi of South Africa - H
Genus: Histoplasma Histoplasma capsulatum Darling. Genus: Holstiella Holstiella usambarensis P.Henn. Genus: Homostegia ...
List of WHO fungal priority pathogens
Histoplasma spp. Histoplasma capsulatum Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii Histoplasma ... "Histoplasma". www.mycobank.org. Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2022-11-06. "Taxonomy browser (Histoplasma ... farciminosum Histoplasma duboisii Histoplasma muris eumycetoma causative agents, including: Acremonium falciform Acremonium ... see List of Fusarium species Candida tropicalis Candida parapsilosis Nakaseomyces glabrata Histoplasma capsulatum Histoplasma ...
African histoplasmosis
Darré T, Saka B, Mouhari-Touré A, Dorkenoo AM, Amégbor K, Pitche VP, Napo-Koura G (2017). "Histoplasmosis by Histoplasma ... Pasqualotto AC, Oliveira FM, Severo LC (June 2009). "Histoplasma capsulatum recovery from the urine and a short review of ... In human disease it manifests differently than histoplasmosis (caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, or Hcc), most often involving ... African histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii, or Histoplama duboisii (Hcd).: 316 ...
Ajellomyces
This species is more usually referred to as Histoplasma capsulatum, with the designation Ajellomyces capsulatus referring to ... "Surface architecture of Histoplasma capsulatum". Frontiers in Microbiology. 2: 225. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00225. PMC 3220077. ...
Glossary of mycology
Examples include Histoplasma and Sporothrix. diplanetism A life cycle with two types of zoospores (dimorphic), primary and ...
Infections associated with diseases
Cleary, J; Pearson, M; Oliver, J; Chapman, S (2008). "Association Between Histoplasma Exposure and Stroke". Journal of Stroke ...
Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
Despite its name, the "presumed" relationship of POHS to Histoplasma capsulatum is controversial and has been questioned by a ... "Disseminated bilateral chorioretinitis due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ... "Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. Capsulatum: A case report and literature review". ...
John W. Taylor (professor)
Coccidioides immitis and Histoplasma capsulatum. Taylor and colleagues also applied PCR to fungal phylogeny and fitting ... "Phylogeography of the fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum". Molecular Ecology. 12 (12): 3383-3401. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294X. ...
Pathogenic fungus
Histoplasma capsulatum can cause histoplasmosis in humans, dogs and cats. The fungus is most prevalent in the Americas, India ... High priority Nakaseomyces glabrata (Candida glabrata), Histoplasma spp., eumycetoma causative agents, Mucorales, Fusarium spp ...
Cysteine metabolism
Maresca B, Jacobson E, Medoff G, Kobayashi G (September 1978). "Cystine reductase in the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma ...
Ziehl-Neelsen stain
Histoplasma enters the body and goes to the lungs where the spores turn into yeast. The yeast gets into the blood stream and ... An example of a common type of acid-fast fungus that is usually stained with Ziehl-Neelsen staining is called Histoplasma (HP ... Connection: 187-194 Rajeshwari, M.; Xess, I.; Sharma, M. C.; Jain, D. (2017). "Acid-Fastness of Histoplasma in Surgical ... Histoplasma is found in soil and the feces of birds and bats. Humans can contract histoplasmosis by inhalation of the fungal ...
Ascomycota
Histoplasma capsulatum causes histoplasmosis, which affects immunocompromised patients. Blastomyces dermatitidis is the causal ...
Cystine reductase
Maresca B, Jacobson E, Medoff G, Kobayashi G (1978). "Cystine reductase in the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum". J. ...
Tissue cytometry
CTLs in Fibrosing Mediastinitis Linked to Histoplasma capsulatum". The Journal of Immunology. 206 (3): 524-530. doi:10.4049/ ...
Intracellular parasite
Sebghati TS, Engle JT, Goldman WE (November 2000). "Intracellular parasitism by Histoplasma capsulatum: fungal virulence and ... Histoplasma capsulatum. Cryptococcus neoformans Blastomyces dermatitidis Obligate intracellular parasites cannot reproduce ...
Marine fungi
Histoplasma capsulatum, Mucor sp., Sporothrix schenckii and Trichophyton sp. Salmonids farmed in cages in marine environments ...
Jamaican fruit bat
Bats from various sites have been found with Histoplasma capsulatum. Some individual bats may have rabies. Fruit bats also are ...
CLEC7A
Histoplasma capsulatum can evade recognition of β-glucan via CLEC7A on phagocytic cells by secreting an enzyme that removes ... Ray SC, Rappleye CA (May 2019). "Flying under the radar: Histoplasma capsulatum avoidance of innate immune recognition". ...
Laryngitis
Certain strains of fungi that may cause laryngitis include; Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Candida (especially in immunocompromised ...
Infective endocarditis
Other fungi demonstrated to cause endocarditis are Histoplasma capsulatum and Aspergillus. Aspergillus contributes to roughly ...
Chorioretinitis
... the relationship of POHS to Histoplasma is controversial. In general, the diagnosis of chorioretinitis is based on direct ...
Charlotte C. Campbell
She also found that the medium supported growth of the yeast phase of Histoplasma capsulatum with some modification. In 1948 ... Campbell, Charlotte C.; Saslaw, Samuel (January 1951). "Failure of Streptomycin to Enhance the Infectivity of Histoplasma ...
Dog health
Histoplasmosis, caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, is a disease with a worldwide distribution. In the United States it is mainly ...