Histoplasma capsulatum
Histoplasma capsulatum His·to·plas·ma cap·su·la·tum (hĭs’tə-plāz’mə kāp’sə-lā’təm, -syu-)
n.
A parasitic fungus causing histoplasmosis in humans and other mammals.
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