NCIt definition : A yeast in the phylum Basidiomycota. This species is globose to ovoid, or cylindrical
to fusiform shaped, forms distinctive orange/red colonies, assimilates glucose, ethanol
and glycerol, and utilizes nitrate. R. glutinis is a common environmental inhabitant
and an opportunistic pathogen which may cause meningitis, fungemia, and sepsis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Rhodotorula glutinis.;