Preferred Label : Wickerhamomyces anomalus;
NCIt synonyms : H. anomala; W. anomalus; C. pelliculosa; P. anomala;
NCIt related terms : Candida pelliculosa; Pichia anomala; Hansenula anomala;
NCIt definition : A yeast in the phylum Ascomycota. This species is spheroidal to elongate shaped, forms
pseudohyphae and produces hat-shaped ascospores, can grow anaerobically, ferments
glucose and sucrose, assimilates glucose, galactose, fructose, raffinose and mannose
but not formic acid and methanol, and utilizes nitrate and urea. W. anomalus is used
in food and feed processing and functions as a biopreservation agent, phytase producer,
and for folate biofortification. It is also the causative agent of opportunistic mycoses
that develop in immunocompromised individuals as well as neonates.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Wickerhamomyces anomalus.;
Taxon ID : 4927;
Origin ID : C114262;
UMLS CUI : C0561725;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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