fomes

/foh-meez/US // ˈfoʊ miz //UK // (ˈfəʊmiːz) //

场地,场地和设施,场地和设备,场地和环境

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n.名词 noun

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plural fom·i·tes [fom-i-teez, foh-mi-]. /ˈfɒm ɪˌtiz, ˈfoʊ mɪ-/.
- : Usually fomites .Pathology. a surface, as clothing or a door handle, that can become contaminated with pathogens when touched by the carrier of an infection, and can then transmit the pathogens to those who next touch the surface: I know my stainless steel sink is an excellent fomes, so it’s easily contaminated, but the vet told me not to worry about petting my dog—her porous, fibrous fur is a very poor fomes.

This has been called by many authors in America Fomes applanatus or Polyporus applanatus.
It resembles Fomes leucophus but is somewhat stouter and does not have as hard and firm a crust.
Figure 15 illustrates one of these peculiar forms of Polyporus (Fomes) applanatus.
Similar punk is sometimes formed in conifers from the mycelium of Fomes pinicola.