Isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans from pigeon (Columba livia) droppings in northern Iran

Mycopathologia

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-95

  Khosravi, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans vat neoformans; Iran; Pigeons; Source

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FECES; IRAN;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0031424530     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006863705759     Document Type: Article

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