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Cryptococcus
A mitosporic Tremellales fungal genus whose species usually have a capsule and do not form pseudomycellium. Teleomorphs include Filobasidiella and Fidobasidium.
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National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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Figure 1. Gram stain of
Cryptococcus neoformans
Figure 2. Gram stain showing Cryptococcus in cerebrospinal fluid.
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