Blood cultures are drawn on a patient suspected of having a fungemia. Positive cultures reveal the presence of chlamydoconidia on cornmeal agar. In addition, the yeast is germ tube positive. The most likely identification of the fungal agent is:
a. C. glabrata.
b. C. tropicalis.
c. C. neoformans.
d. C. albicans.
D
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