Fungus
sporothrix schenckii
Definitions related to sporothrix schenckii:
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A species of thermally dimorphic fungi in the phylum Ascomycota. In the environment S. schenckii is found growing as filamentous hyphae; in host tissue it is found as a yeast. This species is the causative agent of sporotrichosis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Sporothrix schenckii.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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