MiMeDB: Cryptococcus neoformans (MMDBm0148416)

Microbe Identification

Microbe name

Cryptococcus neoformans

NCBI Taxonomy ID

5207

Microbe Taxonomy

Superkingdom

Eukaryota

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Tremellomycetes

Order

Tremellales

Family

Cryptococcaceae

Genus

Cryptococcus

Species

neoformans

Microbe Properties

Gram staining properties

Positive

Shape

Yeast-like cell, globose to elongate

Mobility

Flagellar presence

Number of membranes

Not Available

Oxygen preference

Aerobic

Optimal temperature

Not Available

Temperature range

Not Available

Habitat

Marine; Freshwater; Soil; Plant rhizosphere; All plant surface

Biotic relationship

Not Available

Cell arrangement

Absent or rudimentary pseudohyphae

Sporulation

Sporulating (basidiospores); reproduction also by budding

Metabolism

Non-fermentative

Energy source

Osmotrophic

Host and Biospecimens

Host	Body site	Biospecimen	Details	Data Source	Reference
Human	Gut	Feces	Unknown	The Human Microbiome Project (HMP)	29178920
Human	Large intestine	Feces	Not Available	Disbiome	24275714
Human	Gingiva	Supragingival plaque	Not Available	Disbiome	32158514

Health Effects

Host	Related Health Condition	Biospecimen	Microbal response/effect	Data Source	Reference
Human	Crohn's disease		Elevated	Disbiome	24275714

Related Metabolites

Metabolic Reactions

Reactions

This table shows at most 10 reactions. For the full list of associated reactions:

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Reaction ID	Precursor	Product	Enzyme	Reaction Type	Data Source	Reference
MMDBr0024505	Tetradecanoyl-CoA	Hydrogen Ion	Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase	Transfer of glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyl group	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0024351	Chitin	Acetic acid	Chitin deacetylase	Deacetylation	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0024352	Chitin	Acetic acid	Chitin deacetylase	Deacetylation	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0024405	Uridine diphosphate glucose	Uridine 5'-diphosphate	Ceramide glucosyltransferase	Transfer of a glucosyl group	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0024586	L-Serine	Hydrogen Ion	Probable bifunctional tRNA threonylcarbamoyladenosine biosynthesis protein	Phosphorylation; Synthesis	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0024687	Uridine diphosphate glucose	Uridine 5'-diphosphate	1,3-beta-glucan synthase component FKS1	Synthesis	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0024843	Hydrogen Ion	Hydrogen Ion	Putative NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase MJ0520	Dehydrogenation; Redox reaction	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0024964	L-Cysteine	CoA	Palmitoyltransferase pfa3	Transfer of a palmitoyl group	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0025237	L-Threonine	Hydrogen Ion	Probable bifunctional tRNA threonylcarbamoyladenosine biosynthesis protein	Phosphorylation; Synthesis	RHEA	34755880
MMDBr0025723	S-Adenosylmethionine	S-Adenosylhomocysteine	Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific	Methylation	RHEA	34755880

Genome Data

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GenBank

Not Available

MiMeDB ID	Organism	Strain	Serotype	Variant	NCBI Taxonomy	BaSyS2 Genome
MMDBm0148585	Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii	-	-	grubii	178876	View
MMDBm0148780	Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99	H99	-	grubii	235443	View
MMDBm0148853	Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans B-3501A	B-3501A	-	neoformans	283643	View
MMDBm0148857	Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21	JEC21	-	neoformans	214684	View