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Definition of Genus Monilia

1. Noun. Genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Monilia

Literary usage of Genus Monilia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Lewellys Franklin Barker, Milton Howard Fussell, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"Castellani has studie-1 moulds of the genus Monilia in the stools of sprue; ... Relation of the genus "Monilia" to certain fermentative conditions of Ite ..."

2. Tropical Surgery and Diseases of the Far East: Including Answers to a by John Rich McDill (1918)
"An infection of the bronchial mucosa, due to fungi of the genus Monilia. Etiology.—In Ceylon, the malady is generally due to Monilia tropicalis; ..."

3. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Mod. & Parasitol., 25 :285, Liverpool, Sept. 30, 1921. In a previous paper, a fungus of the genus Monilia isolated from a case of ..."

4. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"In several cases it is well established that the conidial stages are members of the form genus Monilia. It is also declared that other species include ..."

5. Human Parasitology: With Notes on Bacteriology, Mycology, Laboratory by Damaso de Rivas (1920)
""The Relation of the Genus 'Monilia' to Certain Fermentative Conditions of the Intestinal Tract in Porto Rico. ''The Dietetic Treatment of Sprue. ..."

6. The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Application, Being a Familiar by Jabez Hogg (1861)
"In plants of a more advanced organisation, as the genus Monilia,, the constituent cells are connected in series which preserve their spherical, ..."

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