Cryptococcus neoformans
Translingual
![](../I/m/Cryptococcosis_of_lung_in_patient_with_AIDS._Mucicarmine_stain_962_lores.jpg)
Cryptococcus neoformans (red after staining) in human lung
Proper noun
- 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
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.