Cryptococcus neoformans
Translingual
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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 at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cryptococcus neoformans at Encyclopedia of Life
- Cryptococcus neoformans at National Center for Biotechnology Information