Yeasts and Yeastlike Organisms 119 Introduction to Yeasts and Yeastlike Organisms 121 Candida albicans 123
TABLE 2.2 Characteristics of the genera of clinically encountered yeasts and yeastlike organisms 124
Candida dubliniensis 125
TABLE 2.3 Characteristics of Candida spp. most commonly encountered in the clinical laboratory 126
TABLE 2.4 Characteristics that assist in differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans 128
Candida tropicalis 129 Candida parapsilosis species complex 130 Candida lusitaniae 131 Candida krusei 132
TABLE 2.5 Differentiating characteristics of Magnusiomyces capitatus( formerly Blastoschizomyces capitatus) versus Candida krusei 134
TABLE 2.6 Differentiating characteristics of Candida krusei, Candida inconspicua, and Candida norvegensis 134
Candida kefyr 135 Candida rugosa species complex 136 Candida guilliermondii species complex 138
TABLE 2.7 Differentiating characteristics of Candida guilliermondii versus Candida famata 139
Candida lipolytica 140 Candida zeylanoides 141 Candida glabrata species complex 142 Candida auris 143 Candida haemulonii species complex 144 Candida pelliculosa 145 Cryptococcus neoformans species complex 147 Cryptococcus gattii species complex 149 TABLE 2.8 Characteristics of Cryptococcus spp. and former members of the genus 150
TABLE 2.9 Characteristics of yeasts and yeastlike organisms other than Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. 151
Rhodotorula and Cystobasidium spp. 152 Sporobolomyces salmonicolor 154 Saccharomyces cerevisiae 156 Malassezia spp. 158 Malassezia pachydermatis 160 Ustilago spp. 161 Prototheca spp. 162
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