Fungus
malassezia furfur
Definitions related to malassezia furfur:
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A species of obligatory lipophilic, anthropophilic yeast in the phylum Basidiomycota that is part of the normal human skin flora. This species is the causative agent of pityriasis versicolor.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Malassezia furfur.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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