Sporobolomyces salmonicolor

Sporobolomyces salmonicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Microbotryomycetes
Order: Sporidiobolales
Family: Sporidiobolaceae
Genus: Sporobolomyces
Species:
S. salmonicolor
Binomial name
Sporobolomyces salmonicolor
B. Fisch. & Brebeck ex Kluyver & C.B. Niel (1924)
Synonyms
  • Blastoderma salmonicolor B. Fisch. & Brebeck (1894)
  • Prosporobolomyces salmonicolor (B.Fisch. & Brebeck) E.K.Novák & Zsolt (1961)
  • Rhodomyces kochii Wettst. (1885)
  • Monilia kochii (Wettst.) Sacc. (1892)
  • Candida kochii (Wettst.) Basgal (1931)
  • Zymonema kochii (Wettst.) Mello (1918)
  • Sporidiobolus salmonicolor Fell & Tallman (1981)
  • Sporobolomyces salmoneus Derx (1924)

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]

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