Trichosporon /Tri·chos·po·ron/ (trĭ-kos´po-ron) a genus of fungi that are normal flora of the respiratory and digestive tracts of humans and other animals, and may infect the hair.
Trichosporon [trĭ-kos´po-ron]
Trich·o·spo·ron (tr k  -spôr  n, tr-ksp-rn)n. 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. |
Trichosporon [trĭ-kos´po-ron]
a genus of fungi that are normal flora of the respiratory and digestive tracts of humans and other animals, and may infect the hair.
Trichosporon
a genus of yeast-like fungi that are soil saprophytes but may occasionally be pathogenic, especially as a cause of mastitis in cattle.
Trichosporon beigelii (syn Trichosporon cutaneum)
may be associated with disseminated infections in cats and cutaneous mycosis in horses.
Trichosporon capitatum
has been incriminated in abortions in cattle and horses, and mastitis in cattle.
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