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Cryptococcus

Medical Definition: A mitosporic Tremellales fungal genus whose species usually have a capsule and do not form pseudomycellium. Teleomorphs include Filobasidiella and Fidobasidium.
Guide Notes: infection = CRYPTOCOCCOSIS
Cryptococcus Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Cryptococcus neoformans - A species of the fungus Cryptococcus, which causes CRYPTOCOCCOSIS. Its teleomorph is Filobasidiella neoformans.

Cryptococcus Medical Definitions and Terms

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