Environmental isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans from vellore

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 106, Issue NOV., 1997, Pages 458-460

  Abraham, Mary ^a   Mathews, Mary S ^a   John, T Jacob ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii; Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans; Eucalyptus; Hospital environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FECES; HOSPITAL; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PIGEON;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0030828124     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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