Candida rugosa

Preferred Label : Candida rugosa;

NCIt synonyms : C. rugosa;

NCIt definition : A dimorphic yeast in the phylum Ascomycota. This species is ovoid, ellipsoidal or cylindrical shaped, and forms pseudohyphae. The lipase produced by this yeast is used commercially in biotransformation to catalyze hydrolysis reactions, especially for the production of ricinoleic acid. C. rugosa is also a human pathogen and can cause fungemia, with reduced susceptibility to the azole antifungal agents.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Candida rugosa.;

Taxon ID : 5481;

Details

Origin ID

C114254;

UMLS CUI

C0319880;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Diutina rugosa [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Diutina rugosa (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- candida rugosa [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Fungus [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Diutina rugosa [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Diutina rugosa (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- candida rugosa [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Microorganism Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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