First isolation of Cryptococcus gattii from the environment in the State of Espírito Santo;Primeiro isolamento ambiental de Cryptococcus gattii no Estado do Espírito Santo

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 449-453

  Baltazar, Ludmila De Matos ^a   Ribeiro, Mariceli Araújo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus gattii; Environment; Esp rito Santo; Trees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATII; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FOREST; FUNGUS ISOLATION; URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL; CRYPTOCOCCUS; TREES;

CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 56549117171     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822008000500003     Document Type: Article

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