Pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in an immunocompetent mouse model

Medical Mycology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-63

  Torres Rodriguez J M ^a   Morera, Y ^a   Baro T ^a   Corominas, J M ^b   Castaneda E ^c  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii; Epidemiology; Immunocompetent mouse model; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFLAMMATION; INOCULATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEROTYPE; SPLEEN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TESTIS; TISSUE CULTURE; VIRULENCE; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS BACILLISPORUS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0344838522     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.41.1.59.63     Document Type: Article

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