Papiliotrema laurentii
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Papiliotrema laurentii (synonym Cryptococcus laurentii) is a species of fungus in the family Rhynchogastremaceae. It is typically isolated in its yeast state.
| Papiliotrema laurentii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Tremellomycetes |
| Order: | Tremellales |
| Family: | Rhynchogastremaceae |
| Genus: | Papiliotrema |
| Species: | P. laurentii |
| Binomial name | |
| Papiliotrema laurentii (Kuff.) X.Z. Liu, F.Y. Bai, M. Groenew. & Boekhout (2015) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Torula laurentii Kuff (1920) | |
In its yeast state, it is a rare human pathogen, able to provoke a skin condition,[1] or fungemia in immunocompromised hosts.[2]
It can also be used as sole source of food for the rearing of Caenorhabditis elegans.[3]
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