Illustrated in this photomicrograph of a lactophenol blue preparation of a urine sediment is a cluster of yeast cells that were presumptively identified as <em>Cryptococcus</em> species. Further characteristics that may assist in confirming this identification are:<br />

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Illustrated in this photomicrograph of a lactophenol blue preparation of a urine sediment is a cluster of yeast cells that were presumptively identified as Cryptococcus species. Further characteristics that may assist in confirming this identification are:

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	Strong urease activity
	Selective assimilation of dextrose and trehalose
	Production of ascospores on ascospore agar
	Strong phenoloxidase activity

Illustrated in this photomicrograph of a lactophenol blue preparation of a urine sediment is a cluster of yeast cells that were presumptively identified as Cryptococcus species. Further characteristics that may assist in confirming this identification are: