Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Preferred Label : Rhodotorula mucilaginosa;

NCIt synonyms : R. mucilaginosa; R. pilimanae; R. rubra; S. albo-rubescens;

NCIt related terms : Rhodotorula pilimanae; Rhodotorula rubra; Sporobolomyces albo-rubescens;

NCIt definition : A pigmented yeast from the Basidiomycota phylum, characterized by salmon-pink to coral-red colonies. It is a common saprophytic airborne contaminant of skin, lungs, urine and feces and can colonize moist surfaces in humans, including the skin, respiratory, genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. It has recently been identified in nosocomial infections, especially with immunocompromised patients. It has also been reported as causing fungemia, endocarditis and meningitis.;

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

UNII : 62TY3X4N9Z;

Taxon ID : 5537;

Details

Origin ID

C86027;

UMLS CUI

C0260217;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Rhodotorula mucilaginosa [MeSH concept]
- Rhodotorula mucilaginosa [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Rhodotorula pilimanae (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Rhodotorula rubra (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- rhodotorula rubra [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Fungus [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Rhodotorula mucilaginosa [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Rhodotorula pilimanae (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Rhodotorula rubra (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- rhodotorula rubra [SNOMED Notion]
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- CDISC SDTM Microorganism Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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