Serotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from clinical and environmental sources in Spain

Citation
T. Baro et al., Serotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from clinical and environmental sources in Spain, J CLIN MICR, 37(4), 1999, pp. 1170-1172
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1170 - 1172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199904)37:4<1170:SOCNIF>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We determined biovars and serotypes of 154 isolates of Cryptococcus neoform ans from clinical and environmental sources from different areas of Spain, All clinical isolates belonged to C, neoformans var. neoformans, Serotypes showed an irregular distribution, C, neoformans var. gattii serotype B was isolated from necropsy specimens from goats with pulmonary disease.