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Mycotoruloides triadis Langeron & Talice, Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 

 10: 48,1932. 



Monilia sp. Brocq-Rousseii, Guillierniond & Cilleuls, Ann. Parasitol. Hum. 

 Comp. 5: 48-62, 1927. 



Isolated from an infection of the lung, clinically suggestive of tuberculo- 

 sis. After the diagnosis was established, patient cured in a short time by 

 potassium iodide. Pathogenic to guinea pig and rabbit. 



On malt extract developing as a yeast, cells spherical 2.8-8^i in diameter, 

 or ovoid, 4-8 x 6-10/*, united in small groups, then developing a septate, 

 branched mycelium of normal slender cells and swollen cells. Giant cells 

 10.5-18/1 sometimes up to 40/i in diameter. Mycelium early appearing on malt 

 extract agar, yeast cells predominant in the pellicle. 



On agar, colonies white, almost transparent, thick. On Sabouraud agar 

 similar, but colony whiter and more abundant, confluent. On malt agar, yeast 

 decoction agar, and Gorodkova colony humid and white. On malt agar after 

 15 days, colony circular, yellowish white, moist, center granular reticulate, 

 margin smooth with a few radial fun-ows, composed of large lobes. After 2 

 months, center is thicker, mesenteroid in appearance, surrounded by a broad 

 smooth zone with radial furrows, margin thinner and finely festooned. No 

 change of color in neutral red agar, no blackening in lead subacetate agar; on 

 litmus sucrose agar, slight reddening of the medium, soon turning back to 

 blue. On litmus lactose agar, slight growth, no change of color. On carrot 

 and potato, colonies white and confluent. On gelatin, colony creamy white, 

 growth slow. In gelatin stab, growth conic above, suggesting a pipe cleaner. 

 On coagulated serum, growth slight. On malt extract, whitish sediment with 

 fermentation, then a ring forms and about the fifteenth day spreads to cover 

 the surface, brownish yellow but no true pellicle. In yeast decoction, grayish 

 islets which coalesce to form a complete delicate pellicle. No indol on pep- 

 tone. Milk coagulated in 12-15 days, curd digested, no acidity developed. 

 Albumin digested. Starch not hydrolyzed. Sucrose inverted; glucose, fruc- 

 tose, maltose, and dextrin fermented. No action on galactose, lactose, and 

 raffinose. Liquefaction starts on the tenth day and is completed in 2 months. 



Mycotoruloides aldoi (Pereira Filho) Langeron & Talice, Ann. Parasitol. 

 Hum. Comp. 10: 49, 1932. 



Monilia aldoi Pereira Filho, Jour. Trop. Med. Hyg. 27: 8-10, 1927. 



Candida aldoi Castellani & Jacono, Jonr. Trop. Med. Hyg. 36: 317, Fig. 46, 

 1933. 



Isolated from a case of hypertrophy of the tongue with white spots ap- 

 pearing. Intraperitoneal injection caused death of rabbit in 3 days, intra- 

 venous injection caused death of guinea pig in 2 days. 



Organism gram-positive. Mycelium reported but no ascospores. 



In culture gave small, smooth white colonies composed mostly of yeast 

 cells with some mycelium. On "yeast medium" (equal quantities of yeast 

 and 3% glucose; solution autoclaved at 115° C. for 15 minutes) gave rough 



