USE OF D-PROLINE ASSIMILATION AND CGB MEDIUM FOR SCREENING BRAZILIAN CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS ISOLATES

Authors
NISHIKAWA MM SANTANNA OD LAZERA MS WANKE B
Citation
Mm. Nishikawa et al., USE OF D-PROLINE ASSIMILATION AND CGB MEDIUM FOR SCREENING BRAZILIAN CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS ISOLATES, Journal of medical and veterinary mycology, 34(5), 1996, pp. 365-366
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Mycology
Journal title
Journal of medical and veterinary mycology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02681218
Volume
34
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
365 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-1218(1996)34:5<365:UODAAC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
D-proline assimilation and CCB tests were performed on 233 Cryptococcu s neoformans isolates from Brazil. The results disclosed a high sensit ivity, D-proline 99.13% and CGB 99.57%, for screening of the varieties . D-proline assimilation test revealed two false negative results for 5.1% of 39 strains of var. gattii, and no false positive results were observed in 194 strains of var. neoformans. No false results and only one doubtful result were found on the CGB medium.