Prototheca wickerhamii

T. beigelii, T. capitatum Cryptococcus neoformans Coccidioides immitis Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Histoplasma capsulatum Torulopsis glabrata Mucor indicus Prototheca wickerhamii Prototheca zopfii... 

Prototheca is a ubiquitous achlorophyllous green alga (fig. 1) that lives on decaying organic matter and exhibits a yeast-like growth pattern. Human infection usually involves the skin and underlying tissues. R wickerhamii (fig. 1) is recovered most often from human specimens, while P. zopfli usually is associated with infections in animals [75]. 

Of the many Prototheca species, only P. wickerhamii and P zopfii cause disease in humans. Infection only occurs when the body s defence system is seriously impaired. Liver involvement is rare. In one noteworthy case, a... 

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