Temperature-sensitive strain of Cryptococcus neoformans producing hyphal elements in a feline nasal granuloma

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 926-928

  Bemis, D A ^a   Krahwinkel, D J ^a   Bowman, L A ^a,c   Mondon, P ^b   Kwon Chung, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; GLUCOSE; PEPTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOSE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TISSUE SECTION; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0033952723     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.926-928.2000     Document Type: Article

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