Filobasidiales
order of fungi
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The Filobasidiales are an order of fungi within the class Tremellomycetes. This order includes species that are pathogenic in humans, causing cryptococcosis, and also parasitic on fungi, insects, and humans. They are also found as saprotrophs in soil and dung. Filobasidiales reproduce asexually as yeasts, which are encapsulated and form colonies ranging in color from cream to pink, yellow, or brown. Sexual reproduction also occurs in this order. The example genera include Filobasidiella and Cryptococcus.1
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