Ms. Lazera et al., ISOLATION OF BOTH VARIETIES OF CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS FROM SAPROPHYTIC SOURCES IN THE CITY OF RIO-DE-JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Journal of medical and veterinary mycology, 31(6), 1993, pp. 449-454
Using the method of intraperitoneal inoculation into mice, 11 (13.2%)
out of 83 different samples from urban environments in the city of Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, were positive for Cryptococcus neoformans. Isolat
ion of C. neoformans var. neoformans from wood and plant debris within
a tree hollow of Syzygium jambolana (jambolana, Java plum) and the fi
nding of C. neoformans var. gattii in bat guano collected in an old ho
use are discussed with reference to our current knowledge on the ecolo
gy of C. neoformans.