ISOLATION OF BOTH VARIETIES OF CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS FROM SAPROPHYTIC SOURCES IN THE CITY OF RIO-DE-JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Authors
LAZERA MS WANKE B NISHIKAWA MM
Citation
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
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Mycology
Journal title
Journal of medical and veterinary mycology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02681218
Volume
31
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
449 - 454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-1218(1993)31:6<449:IOBVOC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
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.