Cryptococcus neoformans

Translingual

Cryptococcus neoformans (red after staining) in human lung

Proper noun

Cryptococcus neoformans m

A taxonomic species within the family Tremellaceae – a fungus species that causes cryptococcosis, often fatal in humans.

Coordinate terms

(species causing cryptococcosis): Cryptococcus gattii
- Filobasidiella neoformans (sexual form (teleomorph))

References

Cryptococcus neoformans on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cryptococcus (Tremellaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cryptococcus neoformans on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cryptococcus neoformans at MycoBank
Cryptococcus neoformans on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Cryptococcus neoformans at Encyclopedia of Life
Cryptococcus neoformans at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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