Rhodotorula

Rhodotorula
A genus of yeasts, usually pink to red and of questionable pathogenicity, which are generally introduced iatrogenically in prosthetic implants and into immunocompromised patients via intravenous catheters.

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Rho·do·tor·u·la .rōd-ə-'tȯr-yə-lə n a genus of yeasts (family Cryptococcaceae) including one (R. rubra syn. R. mucilaginosa) sometimes present in the blood or involved in endocarditis prob. as a secondary infection

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Rho·do·tor·u·la (ro″do-torґu-lə) a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi of the form-family Cryptococcaceae. R. gluґtinis is a nonpathogenic species from the air, potatoes, and the skin in seborrhea. R. ruґbra is a skin contaminant that occasionally causes opportunistic infections.

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