Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (serotype D) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (serotype A) isolates in New York City

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1974-1976

  Steenbergen, Judith N ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; UNITED STATES;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. GRUBII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0034061496     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.5.1974-1976.2000     Document Type: Article

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