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Fungi
Potential Microbes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Candida albicans | yeast infection, thrush; GI tract, mouth, vagina |
| Coccidioides immitis | Valley fever; fever, cough, fatique (dry air/soil) |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | Skin yeast infection; cough, chest-pain, breathing difficulty/ lungs and brain (bird excrement/soil) |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Brewer's and baker's yeast; found in food (sugar) |
| Trichophyton mentagrophytes or rubrum | Superficial fungal infection; athlete's foot |