Filobasidium uniguttulatum

**Semantic type:** Fungus

**Definition:** A heterothallic yeast in the phylum Basidiomycota. This species is basidia hyaline, urease-positive, produces hyphae and smooth, ovate or kidney shaped basidiospores, and assimilates glucose, sucrose and maltose. F. uniguttulatum may cause meningitis.

**Synonyms:** - C. neoformans var. uniguttulatus - C. uniguttulatus - Cryptococcus neoformans var. uniguttulatus - Cryptococcus uniguttulatus - E. uniguttulata - Eutorulopsis uniguttulata - F. uniguttulatum - FILOBASIDIUM UNIGUTTULATUM