Tuberculate macroconida of the Jamaican isolate of Histoplasma capsulatum PHIL 4023 lores
ID#: 4023 Description: This photomicrograph shows two tuberculate macroconida of the Jamaican isolate of Histoplasma capsulatum.
Histoplasma capsulatum grows in soil, and material contaminated with bat or bird droppings. Spores become airborne when contaminated soil is disturbed, and breathing the spores causes histoplasmosis, a disease not transmitted from person to person.
Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Libero Ajello Creation Date: 1968
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Histoplasma capsulatumHistoplasma capsulatum ist ein dimorpher Pilz, der in einer Hefe- und einer Myzel- beziehungsweise Schimmelform auftreten kann. Er hat medizinische Bedeutung als Erreger der Histoplasmose, einer systemischen Pilzerkrankung (Mykose) des Menschen. .. weiterlesen