First environmental detection of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Argentina;Primer aislamiento ambiental de Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii en Argentina

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 110-112

  Davel, G ^a   Abrantes, R ^a   Brudny, M ^a   Cordoba S ^a   Rodero, L ^a   Canteros, C E ^a   Perrotta, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii; Environmental isolates

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CAFFEIC ACID; CANAVANINE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; GLYCINE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NITROGEN; UREASE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENT; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ARGENTINA; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MYCOLOGY; RECREATION; TREES;

EID: 0042167313     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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