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LP17114-7Cryptococcus spActive

Descriptions

LP17114-7   Cryptococcus sp
A mitosporic Tremellales fungal genus whose species usually have a capsule and do not form pseudomycellium. Teleomorphs include Filobasidiella and Fidobasidium. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LP17114-7   Cryptococcus sp
There are about 37 recognized species of Cryptococcus. The majority of species live in the soil and are not harmful to humans. Very common species include Cryptococcus laurentii and Cryptococcus albidus. Of all species, Cryptococcus neoformans is the major human and animal pathogen. However, Cryptococcus laurentii and Cryptococcus albidus have been known to occasionally cause moderate-to-severe disease in human patients with compromised immunity. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia

Basic Part Properties

Name
Cryptococcus sp
Type
Component
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Cryptoc

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Language Variants Get Info

zh-CNChinese (China)
隐球菌属
Synonyms: 隐球菌;隐球菌病;隐球酵母;隐球酵母属;隐球酵母菌;隐球酵母菌属;隐球酵母菌病
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)
Cryptococcus sp.
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)
Cryptococcus sp
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)
Cryptococcus sp
fr-CAFrench (Canada)
Cryptococcus sp
it-ITItalian (Italy)
Cryptococcus sp
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)
Cryptococcus sp
es-ESSpanish (Spain)
Cryptococcus sp
Synonyms: Criptococosis
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)
Cryptococcus sp