Genotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans isolated from captive birds in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Mycoses

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Ferreira Paim, Kennio ^a   Andrade Silva, Leonardo ^a   Mora, Delio Jose ^a   Pedrosa, André Luiz ^a   Rodrigues, Virmondes ^a   Silva Vergara, Mario León ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus laurentii; Cryptococcus neoformans; M13 fingerprinting; Mating type; URA5 RFLP

Indexed keywords

BROMOTHYMOL BLUE; CANAVANINE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URA5 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAZIL; CAGE; COLUMBA LIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECES ANALYSIS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MATING TYPE; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS; PARAKEET; PARROT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SERINUS; SICALIS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPOROPHILA CAERULESCENS;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA, FUNGAL; FECES; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

AVES; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 80052803489     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2010.01901.x     Document Type: Article

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