The following is not true of candida albicans ?: (A) Yeast like fungus, (B) Forms chlamydospores, (C) Blastomeres seen in isolates, (D) Causes meningitis in immunocompromised
Answer is C. Ans. is 'c' i.e., Blastomeres seen in isolates Candida is a yeast like fungus. Forms thick walled chlamydospores when grown on cornmeal agar. Systemic infections such as septicemia, endocarditis and meningitis may occur as terminal complications in persons on prolonged immunosuppression.