Sporobolomyces salmonicolor
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Sporobolomyces salmonicolor is a species of fungus in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina. It occurs in both a yeast state and a hyphal state, the latter formerly known as Sporidiobolus salmonicolor. It is generally considered a Biosafety Risk Group 1 fungus;[1] however isolates of S. salmonicolor have been recovered from cerebrospinal fluid, infected skin, a nasal polyp, lymphadenitis and a case of endophthalmitis.[2][3][4][5] It has also been reported in AIDS-related infections.[1] The fungus exists predominantly in the anamorphic (asexual) state as a unicellular, haploid yeast yet this species can sometimes produce a teleomorphic (sexual) state when conjugation of compatible yeast cells occurs. The asexual form consists of a characteristic, pink, ballistosporic yeast.[6] Ballistoconidia are borne from slender extensions of the cell known as sterigmata and are forcibly ejected into the air upon maturity.[6] Levels of airborne yeast cells peak during the night and are abundant in areas of decaying leaves and grains.[2][3] Three varieties of Sporobolomyces salmonicolor have been described; S. salmonicolor var. albus, S. salmonicolor var. fischerii,[7] and S. salmonicolor var. salmoneus.[6]
Sporobolomyces salmonicolor | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Microbotryomycetes |
Order: | Sporidiobolales |
Family: | Sporidiobolaceae |
Genus: | Sporobolomyces |
Species: | S. salmonicolor |
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Sporobolomyces salmonicolor B. Fisch. & Brebeck ex Kluyver & C.B. Niel (1924) | |
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