Ajellomyces
| Ajellomyces | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Onygenales |
| Family: | Ajellomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Ajellomyces McDonough & A.L.Lewis (1968)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ajellomyces dermatitidis McDonough & A.L.Lewis (1968) | |
| Species | |
|
Ajellomyces capsulatus | |
Ajellomyces is a genus of fungi in the division Ascomycota, in the family Ajellomycetaceae.[2] The genus contains two species, which have a widespread distribution, especially in tropical areas.[3] The species Ajellomyces capsulatus is significant to human health as the causative agent of histoplasmosis.[4] This species is more usually referred to as Histoplasma capsulatum, with the designation Ajellomyces capsulatus referring to the ascomycetous perfect stage.[5]
References
- ↑ Untereiner WA, Scott JA, Naveau FA, Sigler L, Bachewich J, Angus A. (2004). "The Ajellomycetaceae, a new family of vertebrate-associated Onygenales". Mycologia 96 (4): 812–821. doi:10.2307/3762114. JSTOR 3762114. PMID 21148901.
- ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 17. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
- ↑ www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/5037|publisher=Uniprot
- ↑ Guimarães AJ, de Cerqueira MD, Nosanchuk JD. (2011). "Surface architecture of Histoplasma capsulatum". Frontiers in Microbiology 2: 225. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00225. PMC 3220077. PMID 22121356.
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