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2024
neoformans
neoformans
Latin
Adjective
neoformans
(
New Latin
)
The
specific epithet
of
Cryptococcus neoformans
, a yeast-like fungi which may cause
cryptococcosis
in humans.
Derived terms
Cryptococcus neoformans
Filobasidiella neoformans
Etymology
neo-
+
formans
(
“
shaping, forming
”
)
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