Cryptococcus neoformans (MMDBm0148416)

Microbe Identification
Microbe nameCryptococcus neoformans
NCBI Taxonomy ID5207
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassTremellomycetes
OrderTremellales
FamilyCryptococcaceae
GenusCryptococcus
Species neoformans
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeYeast-like cell, globose to elongate
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranesNot Available
Oxygen preferenceAerobic
Optimal temperatureNot Available
Temperature rangeNot Available
HabitatMarine; Freshwater; Soil; Plant rhizosphere; All plant surface
Biotic relationshipNot Available
Cell arrangementAbsent or rudimentary pseudohyphae
SporulationSporulating (basidiospores); reproduction also by budding
MetabolismNon-fermentative
Energy sourceOsmotrophic
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesUnknownThe Human Microbiome Project (HMP)29178920
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome24275714
HumanGingivaSupragingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome32158514