Pathogenic cryptococci differ from non pathogenic strains by all of the following criteria except
Differentiation of pathogenic Cryptococcus from other non-pathogenic cryptococci is they grow at 37C, hydrolyse urea, produced brown colonies on niger seed agar and produce disease in mice. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition
Grow at 37 o C
Produces urease
Pathogenic for mice
Ferments carbohydrates
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