Trichosporon asahii

**Semantic type:** Fungus

**Definition:** A yeast in the phylum Basidiomycota. This species is round to oval shaped, with budding yeast-like cells, produces true hyphae forming cylindrical arthroconidia, and hydrolyzes urea. T. asahii is a common soil inhabitant and colonizes the skin and gastrointestinal tract of humans. It may cause superficial infections, disseminated trichosporonosis in immunocompromised individuals, fungemia and fatal septic shock.

**Synonyms:** - T. asahii - TRICHOSPORON ASAHII