| Trichosporon |
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| Trichosporon beigelii |
The causative agent of white piedra. SEE: piedra.
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| trichosporonosis |
infection by species of Trichosporon; the term is usually limited to opportunistic infections and does not include white piedra. Called also trichosporosis.
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| Trichosporon |
species A yeast that reproduce by budding and forms both pseudohyphae and true hyphae. Colonies are cream colored, soft, becoming wrinkled with age. It has worldwide distribution and is common. It has been isolated from soil, plants, fresh water, and salt water. It causes an infection of the hair called white piedra, and rarely can cause opportunisticic disseminated infections.
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