Fungus
cryptococcus neoformans
Subclass of:
Cryptococcus
Definitions related to cryptococcus neoformans:
  • A species of the fungus cryptococcus, the causative agent of cryptococcosis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of the fungus CRYPTOCOCCUS. Its teleomorph is Filobasidiella neoformans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Cryptococcus neoformans.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species of the fungus Cryptococcus, which causes cryptococcosis; its teleomorph is Filobasidiella neoformans.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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