Cryptococcus neoformans strains isolated from church towers in Rio de Janeiro City, RJ, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-75

  Baroni, Francisco De Assis ^a,b   Paula, Claudete Rodrigues ^b   Da Silva, Ériques Gonçalves ^b   Viani, Flávio Cesar ^b   Rivera, Irma N G ^b   De Oliveira, Maria Tereza Barreto ^b   Gambale, Walderez ^b  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Ecology; Pigeon dropping; Serotypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ECOLOGY; EGG; FEATHER; HEALTH SURVEY; INSECT; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; RELIGION; SOIL; YEAST;

EID: 33646711669     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652006000200003     Document Type: Article

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