Fungus
diutina rugosa
can·di·da ru·go·sa
Definitions related to diutina rugosa:
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(candida rugosa) Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Candida rugosa.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(candida rugosa) A dimorphic yeast in the phylum Ascomycota. This species is ovoid, ellipsoidal or cylindrical shaped, and forms pseudohyphae. The lipase produced by this yeast is used commercially in biotransformation to catalyze hydrolysis reactions, especially for the production of ricinoleic acid. C. rugosa is also a human pathogen and can cause fungemia, with reduced susceptibility to the azole antifungal agents.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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