The described yeast has been classified in the asporogenous genus Cryptococcus
because it is non-fermentative, urease-positive, assimilates D-glucuronic acid and
i-inositol, and produces starch-like and xylose-containing polysaccharides (12. 13).
Lamellate structure of cell wall and GC-type of DNA point to the basidiomycetous
nature or inis urganisrn.