Cryptococcus randhawii

**Semantic type:** Fungus

**Definition:** An anamorphic yeast in the phylum Basidiomycota. This species is globose to ovoid shaped, assimilates glucose, galactose, xylose, arabinose, sucrose and maltose, does not produce hyphae or pseudohyphae, and utilizes nitrate. C. randhawii is originally isolated from the decaying wood samples in North-western India.

**Synonyms:** - C. randhawii - CRYPTOCOCCUS RANDHAWII