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Debaryomyces MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Debaryomyces
Tree Number(s)
B01.300.107.795.190
B01.300.930.323
Unique ID
D055165
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055165
Scope Note
A genus of ascomycetous yeast in the family Debaryomycetaceae, order SACCHAROMYCETALES and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Debaryomyces fungi are budding yeasts commonly found in the environment and used in the food industry. Debaryomyces hansenii (formerly Candida famata) is a salt-tolerant marine species sometimes involved in INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS and CANDIDEMIA.
Entry Term(s)
Debaryomyces hansenii
Registry Numbers
txid4958
txid4959
Related Numbers
txid4959
Previous Indexing
Saccharomycetales (1976-2008)
Public MeSH Note
2021; see Debaromyces 2009-2020
History Note
2021(2009)
Date Introduced
2009/01/01
Last Updated
2021/05/10
Debaryomyces Preferred
Debaryomyces hansenii Narrower
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