The isolation and characterization of virulence factors of Cryptococcus spp. from saprophytic sources in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Microbiological Research

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-227

  Pedroso, Reginaldo S ^a   Ferreira, Joseane C ^a   Candido, Regina C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bird droppings; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus spp.; Saprophytic sources

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDES; VALUE ENGINEERING;

BIRD DROPPINGS; CAPSULE FORMATIONS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS SPP.; ECOLOGICAL NICHES; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; NEOFORMANS; ORGANIC RESIDUES; SAPROPHYTIC SOURCES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALS;

BACTERIUM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; URBAN AREA; VIRULENCE; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. NEOFORMANS;

EID: 62249096211     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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