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Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Coccidioides

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Histoplasma capsulatum.

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Histoplasma capsulatum.

-Only sepcies recognized to infect humans.
-Worldwide affect yet endemic to Ohio and Mississippi river valleys.
-Grows in soil, especially in areas with bird and bat droppings.

Blastomyces dermatitidis

-Disease occurs worldwide and is endemic in the Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas River valleys, especially the upper Midwest states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
-The fungus grows in soil, especially in areas enriched with organic matter.

Coccidioides immitis

Disease is endemic in the hot, arid Sonora desert region of the southwestern U.S. (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and parts of Mexico.
-The fungus grows in soil, almost exclusively in areas with fine sand and silt.

Penicillium marneffei

-Grows in southeast Asia and problem for AIDS patients.

Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Coccidioides: Growth and reproduction.

-Thermally dimorphic.
-Grow as filamentous molds at room temp, switch to yeasts in human body.