Translingual

Cryptococcus neoformans (red after staining) in human lung

Proper noun

Cryptococcus neoformans m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Tremellaceae – a fungus species that causes cryptococcosis, often fatal in humans.

Coordinate terms

• (species causing cryptococcosis): Cryptococcus gattii
  • Filobasidiella neoformans (sexual form (teleomorph))