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 crescens

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

1. 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.
2. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
3. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 17. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.
4. |publisher=Uniprot www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/5037|publisher=Uniprot
5. 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.