Wickerhamiella domercqiae

A yeast that reproduce by bipolar budding and by the production of an ascus containing one or two spores. Colonies are gray to slightly yellowish and pasty. It has worldwide distribution and is common. It has been isolated from animal dung and soil. It may be part of the normal fungal flora of rodents, especially squirrels. There have not been any reports of human infections.

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