Coccidioides

"Molds" as mycelial fungi under lab culture? Suppose Coccidioides immitis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis - all pretty close.

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looks like a Coccidioides immitus sporangium in tissue.

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... 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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