The isolation, characterization and antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans from bird excreta in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Mycopathologia

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 509-513

  Tay, S T ^a   Chai, H C ^a   Na, S L ^a   Hamimal, H ^a   Rohani, M Y ^b   Soo Hoo, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Bird excreta; Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii; Malaysia; Mating type; Serotype

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PHEROMONE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GENETICS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALAYSIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARASITOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIRD DISEASES; COLUMBIDAE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MALAYSIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHEROMONES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; URBAN POPULATION;

AVES; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. GRUBII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 21144456176     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-005-3091-6     Document Type: Article

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