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==Description==
==Description==
===Physical characteristics===
===Physical characteristics===
''C. neoformans'' is a


==Clinical features==
===Habitat===
Symptoms typically begin 2 to 7 days after infection. Diphtheria is characterized by sore throat, slight fever, fatigue, and an adherent membrane (called a pseudomembrane) on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity. Diphtheria toxin produced by ''C. diphtheriae'' can cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic toxic effects. A milder form of diphtheria can be restricted to the skin.
 
==Diagnosis==
 
==Treatment==
 
==Prevention==
 
==Host immune response==


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:09, 22 July 2015

University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[1]
File:Cdiphtheriametachromatic.jpg
C. diphtheriae bacteria, in green, showing metachromatic granules on the ends of the cell. From: http://textbookofbacteriology.net/diphtheria.html

Classification

Higher order taxa

Eukaryota (Kingdom); Fungi (Domain); Basidiomycota (Phylum); Tremellomycetes (Class); Tremellales (Order); Tremellaceae (Family); Cryptococcus (Genus)

Species

C. neoformans v. neoformans, C. neoformans v. grubii. A third variety, C. neoformans v. gattii, is now considered a distinct species, Cryptococcus gattii.

Description

Physical characteristics

Habitat

References