Which is not true about Cryptococcus neoformans: (A) Grows at 37 o C, (B) Grows on sabouraud's agar, (C) Polysaccharide capsule, (D) Urease negative
Answer is D. It hydrolyses urea which differentiates Cryptococcus neoformans from non-pathogenic cryptococcus. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition