Ajellomyces

Ajellomyces
Ajel·lo·my·ces (a″jə-lo-miґsēz) a genus of fungi of the family Gymnoascaceae. A. capsulaґtus, the perfect stage of Histoplasma capsulatum, is the etiologic agent of classic histoplasmosis. A. dermatiґtidis, the perfect stage of Blastomyces dermatitidis, is the etiologic agent of North American blastomycosis.

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  • Ajellomyces capsulatum — The ascomycetous (perfect, sexual, teleomorph) state of Histoplasma capsulatum. SYN: Emmonsiella capsulata …   Medical dictionary

  • Ajellomyces dermatitidis — The perfect (teleomorph) state of the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis; the (+) and ( ) mating types cause disease with equal frequency. This sexual state is placed in the family Gymnoascaceae …   Medical dictionary

  • Ascomycetes — A class of fungi characterized by the presence of asci and ascospores. Such fungi have generally two distinct reproductive phases, the sexual or perfect stage and the asexual or imperfect stage. Ajellomyces capsulatum and Ajellomyces dermatitidis …   Medical dictionary

  • Blastomyces dermatitidis — A dimorphic soil fungus that causes blastomycosis. It grows in mammalian tissues as budding cells and in culture as a white to buff colored filamentous fungus bearing spherical or ovoid …   Medical dictionary

  • Histoplasma capsulatum — A dimorphic fungus species of worldwide distribution that causes histoplasmosis in humans and other mammals; its ascomycetous state is Ajellomyces capsulatum. The organism s natural habitat is soil fertilized with bird and bat droppings, where it …   Medical dictionary

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  • HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM — Histoplasma capsulatum …   Wikipédia en Français

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