Coccidioides

... has been considered a fungus, but it was originally thought to be a protozoan parasite[2]. Its morphologic characteristics resemble those of Coccidioides immitis: both organisms have mature stages that consist of large, thick-walled, spherical structures containing smaller daughter cells ...

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... release of a fungal agent pose a credible threat to public health? The first question that needs to be considered is what agent might be used. Coccidioides immitis is a potential candidate. It has a restricted geographic distribution and can cause serious or lethal disease in previously unexposed ...

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... sp,[37,38] Brucella sp,[39] and Salmonella enteritidis [40]) , viruses ( Paramyxovirus parotidis), fungi ( Blastomyces dermatitidis ,[41] Coccidioides immitis ,[42] Cryptococcus neoformans [43]), and parasites ( Schistosoma sp ) .[44] Most of the reports remain anecdotal; the mycotic cases ...

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... Dictyosteliida Dictyostelium Dictyostelium discoideum (Slime mold) 3,866 Apicomplexa Coccidia Toxoplasma gondii 6,005 Ascomycota Eurotiomycetes Coccidioides posadasii 3,403 Sordariomycetes Gibberella moniliformis 5,214 Magnaporthe grisea 5,736 Neurospora crassa 3,225 Basidiomycota Heterobasidiomycetes ...

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... sporangia less frequently. Organisms that morphologically mimic Prototheca include those capable of forming endosporulating spherules, such as Coccidioides immitis, Rhinosporidium seeberi, and Chlorella species. Coccidioides immitis and R seeberi form sporangia 2 to 10 times larger than protothecal ...

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