Trichosporon aneurinolyticum, a new thiamine-destroying fungus.

Abstract

From the above findings, it is obvious that the new fungus is closely related to Trichosporon cutaneum but differs in some respects, namely, in the assimilation of ethanol, splitting of arbutin and the type of giant colony. Further, production of much thiaminase are the most specific points of this new fungus.Japan Vitamin B Research Committee (December 8, 1956) decided to designate this new species of fungus as Trichosporon aneurinolyticum Yonezawa et Aoki.