Cryptococcus bacillisporus sp. nov. serotype B C of Cryptococcus neoformans

K. J. Kwon Chung, J. E. Bennett, T. S. Theodore

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Abstract

Serotypes B and C of Cryptococcus neoformans are described as a separate species, C. bacillisporus sp. nov. C. bacillisporus could be distinguished from C. neoformans by creatinine metabolism. Serotype B and C isolates utilized creatinine much more readily than A and D, resulting in increased ammonia production and alkaline pH. Based on these findings, a creatinine-dextrose-bromothymol blue agar medium (pH 5.7) was developed as a single-step culture method for separation of the two species. Isolates of C. neoformans can be distinguished from C. bacillisporus with 97% accuracy by 48h.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)616-620
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
Volume28
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1978
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology

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