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Scopulariopsis (medicine)


Scopulariopsis


A genus of filamentous fungi rarely pathogenic for humans; several species have been implicated in onychomycosis, ulcerating granuloma, and other "mycotic" entities. Penicillium-like, it is common in nature and generally a contaminant in laboratory cultures of human tissues.

Origin: Mod. L. Scopula, a small broom, + G. Opsis, appearance