Cryptococcus neoformans in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Colonization by C. n. var. gattii and investigation of environmental sources

Medical Mycology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 263-272

  Krockenberger, M B ^a   Canfield, P J ^a   Malik, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Gattii; Koala

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENT; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE SMEAR; SAMPLE; SKIN CULTURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES INVASION; SURVIVAL; TREE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MARSUPIAL; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE MUCOSA; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS BACILLISPORUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS MICROCORYS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; SYNCARPIA GLOMULIFERA;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EUCALYPTUS; MARSUPIALIA; NASAL MUCOSA; SKIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036302091     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714031105     Document Type: Article

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