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Pathogenic cryptococci differ from non pathogenic strains by all of the following criteria except

A
Grow at 37 o C
B
Produces urease
C
Pathogenic for mice
D
Ferments carbohydrates
High-Yield Explanation
Differentiation of pathogenic Cryptococcus from other non-pathogenic cryptococci is they grow at 37C, hydrolyse urea, produced brown colonies on niger seed agar and produce disease in mice. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition

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