Fungus
scopulariopsis
Subclass of:
Ascomycota (fungus);
Mitosporic Fungi
Definitions related to scopulariopsis:
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A genus of anamorphic fungi in the family Microascaceae. Species in the genus are commonly found in soil and decaying wood, but some cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A mitosporic fungal genus commonly found in soil. It includes both saprophytes and animal pathogens. Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and related species may convert ARSENIC to volatile and toxic arsine. ONYCHOMYCOSIS; and rarely BRAIN ABSCESS; MYCETOMA and disseminated infections, mainly in the IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOSTS, are associated with Scopulariopsis.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Scopulariopsis genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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