Cavernicolous habitats harbouring Cryptococcus neoformans: Results of a speleological survey in Apulia, Italy, 1999-2000

Medical Mycology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 451-455

  Montagna, Maria Teresa ^a   Santacroce, M P ^a   Caggiano, G ^a   Tato D ^a   Ajello, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Apulia; Caves; Cryptococcus neoformans; Italy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BAT; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FECES ANALYSIS; FOX; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; LAND BIOME; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PIGEON; PLANT ECOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; COLUMBIDAE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; COLUMBA; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0344876472     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780310001602785     Document Type: Article

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