Any of various yeastlike fungi of the genus Cryptococcus, commonly occurring in the soil and including certain pathogenic species, such as the causative agent of cryptococcosis.

• 隐球酵母属真菌任一种酵母状的隐球酵母属真菌，通常出现在土壤中，包括有几种致病菌，如引起隐球菌病的病菌