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PARA-350-Cryptococcus-Neoformans: Nero

Caretaker Status: Bonded to CARE-06

Affiliated companion(s): COM-83-350-1

Level 2 - concrete
Word: Cryptococcus neoformans

Origin:
Crypto - Latin, hidden, secret.
A coccus (plural cocci) is any bacterium or archaeon that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape- comes from a term for berry, Greek.
Neo - Greek, new.
Formans - seems to come from the root- form, To 'form," for instance, is simply 'to shape,' whereas to reform is merely to 'shape again.'

Definition:
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast and an obligate aerobe that can live in both plants and animals. Its teleomorph is Filobasidiella neoformans, a filamentous fungus belonging to the class Tremellomycetes. It is often found in bird excrement.

Magic Status: 3 - Apprentice
Tier 1 - An illusory cloud of spores is thrown up from their fin whenever they move.
Tier 2 - Can identify objects or entities infected with Cryptococcus neoformans.
Tier 3 - Can heal diseases caused by Cryptococcus spp. such as cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis.

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware