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Ten encapsulated round-to-ovoid C. neoformans yeast bodies in eight groups: six singles and two narrow-based budding pairs; the transparent halo forms a continuous lobed contour around each attached mother-bud pair.

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Cryptococcus neoformans

An encapsulated basidiomycete yeast that causes cryptococcal meningitis -- the leading cause of meningitis in HIV/AIDS patients and responsible for an estimated 180,000 deaths annually. Its nickel-dependent urease has been called the organism's "Achilles' heel" because …