1) Fungus genus 2) Genus fomes
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Fomes is a genus of perennial woody fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Species are typically hoof-shaped (ungulate). New growth each season is added to the margin, resulting in a downward extension of the hymenium. This often results in a zonate appearance of the upper surface, that is, marked by concentric bands of color. ...
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• (n.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.
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Fo'mes (fō'mēz)
noun ;
plural Fomites (fŏm'ĭ*tēz). [ Latin
fomes ,
-itis , touch-wood, tinder.]
(Medicine) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, wool...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fō′mēz, fōm′i-tēz Definitions: 1. Objects, such as clothing, towels, and utensils that possibly harbor a disease agent and are capable of transmitting it; usually used in the plural. Synonyms: fomite
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Fomes are a genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelf- like sporophores often of large size. The genus includes some species that cause destructive heartrot in trees.
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In medicine, a fomes is any material, such as bedding or clothing, that may harbour pathogens and therefore convey disease
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n] - genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size
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any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
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