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Ajellomyces capsulatus

Known as: Ajellomyces capsulata, Histoplasma capsulatum 
A species of soil-borne, dimorphic fungus that is the causative agent of Histoplasmosis.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Evolution of the Mating Type Locus: Insights Gained from the Dimorphic Primary Fungal Pathogens Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, and Coccidioides posadasii
ABSTRACT Sexual reproduction of fungi is governed by the mating type (MAT) locus, a specialized region of the genome encoding key… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Identification of Histoplasma capsulatum transcripts induced in response to reactive nitrogen species.
The pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum escapes innate immune defenses and colonizes host macrophages during infection… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
PCR Assay for Identification of Histoplasma capsulatum Based on the Nucleotide Sequence of the M Antigen
ABSTRACT The major diagnostic antigens of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum are the H and M antigens, pluripotent… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Detection and identification of fungal pathogens in blood by using molecular probes.
A PCR assay was developed for the detection and identification of Candida and Aspergillus species. The design of the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Evidence for a phylogenetic connection between Coccidioides immitis and Uncinocarpus reesii (Onygenaceae).
Coccidioides immitis is an anomaly amongst the human systemic fungal pathogens. Its unique parasitic cycle has contributed to… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Cell walls from avirulent variants of Histoplasma capsulatum lack alpha-(1,3)-glucan.
Cell wall composition of isogenic virulent-avirulent strain pairs of Histoplasma capsulatum varied markedly with respect to alpha… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Irreversible block of the mycelial-to-yeast phase transition of Histoplasma capsulatum.
p-Chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid (PCMS), a sulfhydryl inhibitor, prevented the mycelial-to-yeast transition of the dimorphic… Expand
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Possible relationship of morphogenesis in pathogenic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, to heat shock response
Histoplasma capsulatum, like many other fungal pathogens, is dimorphic: it exists as mycelia in the soil and yeast in animal… Expand
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Regulation of dimorphism in the pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum
Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic pathogenic fungus which is the causative agent of the disease histoplasmosis. The disease… Expand
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Non-keratinous agar media as substrates for the ascigerous state in certain members of the Gymnoascaceae pathogenic for man and animals.
Agar media containing oatmeal with and without tomato paste served as non-keratinous, soil-free substrates for the abundant… Expand
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