Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii - Evidence for a natural habitat related to decaying wood in a pottery tree hollow

Medical Mycology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-122

  Lazera M S ^a   Cavalcanti, M A S ^b   Trilles, L ^a   Nishikawa, M M ^c   Wanke, B ^a  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii; Decaying wood; Hollow trees; Natural habitat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BRAZIL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SEROTYPE; TREE; WOOD;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CRICETINAE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; MICE; TREES;

EID: 2642646224     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1998.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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