Ascomycota, Saccharomycetales, Dipodascaceae. Genus: SPOROPACHYDERMIA
Sporopachydermia cereana (Phaff et al.) Rodrigues de Miranda
Colony characteristics
Colonies (YMA, 3 d, 25°C, butyrous, white to cream colored, glistening.
Microscopy
Budding cells ellipsoidal to elongate, sometimes curved, 4-14 × 2-4 μm, single, in pairs or in small groups. Pseudomycelium absent. Homothallic. Asci arising directly from budding cells, containing 1-4 spherical to ellipsoidal ascospores with, thick, smooth walls. Spores agglutinating after liberation.
Pathogenicity
RG-2, BSL-1. The species is found in cactus plants. Zamora et al. (2015), Anoop et al. (2011), Chan et al. (2013) and Kingston et al. (2024) reported on septic, potentially fatal fungemia, all in patients with AML as underlying disease.
Nomenclature
Cryptococcus cereanus Phaff, Miller, Miranda, Heed & Starmer – Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 24: 486, 1974 ≡ Sporopachydermia cereana Rodrigues de Miranda – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 44: 443, 1978; type strain: CBS 6644 = ATCC 26895 = CCRC 22599 = DBVPG 6098 = IFO 10013 = IGC 4163 = NRRL Y-7798.
