Cryptococcus neoformans
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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.
