Wiktionary
cryptococcus
n. Any soil fungus of the genus (taxlink Cryptococcus genus noshow=1), many of which are pathogenic.
Wikipedia
Cryptococcus
Cryptococcus (Greek for "hidden sphere") is a genus of fungus. These fungi grow in culture as yeasts. The sexual forms or teleomorphs of Cryptococcus species are filamentous fungi in the genus Filobasidiella. The name Cryptococcus is used when referring to the yeast states of the fungi.
Cryptococcus (disambiguation)
Cryptococcus may refer to:
- Cryptococcus (fungus), a fungus genus in the family Filobasidiaceae
- Cryptococcus (insect), an insect genus in the family Eriococcidae
Cryptococcus (insect)
Cryptococcus is a genus of scale insects in the family Eriococcidae.
Usage examples of "cryptococcus".
Louren and I had passed beyond two sealed doorways into the depths of a tomb closed for 2,000 years - and we had breathed air loaded with the spores of cryptococcus neuromyces, the curse of the Pharaohs.