Fungus
rhodotorula glutinis
Definitions related to rhodotorula glutinis:
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A yeast in the phylum Basidiomycota. This species is globose to ovoid, or cylindrical to fusiform shaped, forms distinctive orange/red colonies, assimilates glucose, ethanol and glycerol, and utilizes nitrate. R. glutinis is a common environmental inhabitant and an opportunistic pathogen which may cause meningitis, fungemia, and sepsis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Rhodotorula glutinis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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