Assertion: starling's dropping | /r/CapableOf | provide a growth medium
Facets:
value: for histoplasma capsulatum
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in the united states
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the United States, starling droppings provide a growth medium for Histoplasma capsulatum, the fungus that causes histoplasmosis in humans.
text: They are also known to carry a variety of avian diseases (transmissible gastroenteritis, blastomycosis, and salmonella), and their droppings provide a growth medium for Histoplasma capsulatum, a fungus that causes lung infections in humans.