CRYPTOCOCCUS BREWERI 



1075- 



Gryptocoecus breweri Verdun, 1912. 



Synonym. Atelosaccharomyces breweri Verdun, 1912. 



Found by Brewer and Wood in an abscess of the vertebral column. 



Cryptococcus tonkini Legendre, 191 1. 

 Synonym. — Blastomyces tonkini L.egendre, 191 1. 



Found by Legendre in two cases of blastomycosis in Indo-China. Pinoy 

 considers that the characters given are not sufficient to create a new species 

 for it. 



Cryptococcus sulfureus Beauverie and Lesieur, 1912. 



Found by Beauverie and Lesieur in certain pharyngeal lesions of a case of 

 typhoid. Ferments slightly dextrose, saccharose, and lactose. 



Cryptococcus lesieuri Beauverie and Lesieur, 191 2. 

 Found in a case of stomatitis. Ferments dextrose only. 



Cryptococcus salmoneus Sartory, 191 1. 



Described by Sartory. Found in human gastric juice. Growth on usual 

 media of a pinkish or reddish colour. Does not ferment any sugar. Slowly 

 coagulates milk. 



Cryptococcus guillermondi Beauverie and Lesieur, 191 2. 



Found by Guillermond and Lesieur in cases of stomatitis. 



Cellular elements in situ spherical, 10-25 microns; surrounded by large 

 mucilaginous capsule. Growth on agar white or slightly yellowish. On 

 potato scanty growth, white. Gelatine not liquefied. Does not ferment any 

 sugar. 



Cryptococcus harteri de Beurmann and Gougerot, 1913. 

 Synonym. — -Atelosaccharomyces harteri de Beunnann and Gougerot, 

 1913. 



Cells oval, 4-6 and 3-5 microns. Growth on sugar media and 

 gelatine, which is not liquefied, white. Does not ferment any 

 sugar. Found by Harter in a case of systemic blastomycosis. 



Cryptococcus hudelo de Beurmann and Gougerot, 19 14. 

 Cellular elements in situ mostly spherical, 2-20 microns; at times oval, 

 easily grown. Colonies white; gelatine not liquefied. Growth on potato at 

 first white, later yellow, and finally reddish or blackish. Found by Hudelo, 

 Duval, and Loederich in a case of periostitis. 



Cryptococcus membranogenes Steinhouse, 19 16. 



Cellular elements roundish, 7-8 microns in diameter, with very distinct 

 double contour. Surrounded by a thick capsule. Easily grown on all the 

 usual culture media. Colonies white. Gelatine not liquefied. Ferments 

 with gas production glucose but not maltose, lactose, or saccharose. Action 

 on other sugars not known. Very pathogenic for rabbits. 



Found by Steinhouse in 191 6 in a case of scarlet fever showing symptoms 

 of tracheal obstruction. 



Cryptococcus epidermidis Castellani, 1914. 



Found by Castellani in saccharomycosis epidermica. Cells of very variable 

 size. Has not yet been cultivated. 



