Fungus
coccidioides immitis
Definitions related to coccidioides immitis:
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A species of pathogenic fungus in the family Onygenaceae that is one of the causative agents of coccidioidomycosis. It is found in the soil in southwestern United States and northern Mexico.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Mitosporic fungal species which causes coccidiodomycosis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The sole species of COCCIDIOIDES. It can cause an acute, benign respiratory infection as well as a fatal, chronic systemic disease.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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