neoformans

Latin

Etymology

neo- (“new”) + fōrmāns (“shaping, forming”)

Adjective

neofōrmāns

  1. (New Latin) The specific epithet of Cryptococcus neoformans, a yeast-like fungi which may cause cryptococcosis in humans.

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