Cryptococcus (Latin for `hidden sphere`) is a genus of fungus. These fungi grow in culture as yeasts. The sexual forms or teleomorphs of Cryptococcus species are filamentous fungi in the genus Filobasidiella. The name Cryptococcus is used when referring to the yeast states of the fungi. ==General characteristics== The cells of these species are .....
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[insect] Cryptococcus is a genus of scale insects in the family Eriococcidae. ...
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A genus of yeastlike fungi that reproduce by budding. ... Origin: crypto-+ G. Kokkos, berry ... Cryptococcus neoformans, a species that causes cryptococcosis in humans and other mammalians and parasitises cats in some areas, although strains vary in virulence; the cells are spherical and may bud at any point on the surface or simultaneously at seve...
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(krip″to-kok´әs) a genus of yeastlike fungi. C. neofor´mans is a species of worldwide distribution that causes cryptococcosis in humans.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: krip′tō-kok′ŭs Definitions: 1. A genus of yeastlike fungi that reproduce by budding.
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any yeastlike fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, including C. neoformans, the causative agent of cryptococcosis.
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