title: Molecular epidemiology, pathogenesis, and genetics of the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum.
abstract: Histoplasma capsulatum, the causative agent of the most common systemic fungal infection, histoplasmosis, has become subject to increasing study in parallel with rising prevalence of human immunodeficiency. This review presents a summary of the advances made in the investigation of H. capsulatum genomics, molecular epidemiology, pathogenesis, and molecular genetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53706, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Retallack
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D014774:Virulence