Ferrets as Sentinels of the Presence of Pathogenic Cryptococcus Species in the Mediterranean Environment

Mycopathologia

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 145-151

  Morera, Neus ^a   Hagen, Ferry ^b,c   Juan Sallés, Carles ^d   Artigas, Carlos ^e   Patricio, Rui ^f   Serra, Juan Ignacio ^e   Colom, M Francisca ^g  

^a Exòtics ^*  (Spain)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Noah's Path   (Spain)

^e Clínica la Vileta   (Spain)

^f Clínica Veterinaria Alcabidechevet   (Portugal)

^g MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus spp; Ferret; Mediterranean; Sentinel

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FEMALE; FERRET; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEAD; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; RADIOGRAPHY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VETERINARY;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; FERRETS; GENOTYPE; HEAD; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84904389345     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-014-9773-1     Document Type: Article

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