Yeasts

Question

The colonies shown in this photograph were grown on Guizotia abyssinica (bird seed) agar at 30°C for 72 hours. The most likely identification is:

Please select the single best answer

Cryptococcus laurentii

Cryptococcus neoformans

Candida parapsilosis

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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