Trichosporon

Trichosporon [trĭk′ə-spôr′ŏn′, trĭ-kŏs′pə-rŏn′] n.

1. A genus of imperfect fungi that are part of the normal flora of the intestinal tract of humans and that includes the causative agent of trichosporosis.

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