torula
tor·u·la
noun \ˈtȯr-yə-lə, ˈtär-\Definition of TORULA
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plural ; tor·u·lae \-ˌlē, -ˌlī\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation) also ; tor·u·las a : any of various yeasts or fungi resembling yeasts that lack sexual spores, do not produce alcoholic fermentations, and are typically acid formers b : cryptococcosis
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capitalized a : a genus of usually dark colored chiefly saprophytic imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) b in some classifications : a genus of yeasts including pathogens (as T. histolytica synonym Cryptococcus neoformans that causes cryptococcosis) usually placed in the genus Cryptococcus
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