One of several single-celled yeasts which exist in the soil and can cause disease.
A genus of unicellular yeast-like fungi that cause disease in man. They are found in soil (particularly when enriched with pigeon droppings), and they are common in pigeon roosts and nests. The species C. neoformans causes cryptococcosis.
A genus of yeasts. Cryptococcus neoformans is widespread in nature, and is present in particularly large numbers in the faeces of pigeons. It occasionally infects humans, as a result of the inhalation of dust contaminated by the faeces of pigeons — causing the disease known as cryptococcosis.
A genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi.