First environmental isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans and var. gatti from the Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Authors
Mahmoud, YAG
Citation
Yag. Mahmoud, First environmental isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans and var. gatti from the Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, MYCOPATHOLO, 148(2), 1999, pp. 83-86
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
MYCOPATHOLOGIA
ISSN journal
0301486X → ACNP
Volume
148
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
83 - 86
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-486X(199911)148:2<83:FEIOCN>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Flowers from two Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees in the Qutur area and one t ree from the Tanta area yielded three isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans v ar. gattii. Pigeon and sparrow droppings were also investigated for the occ urrence of C. neoformans within the study area. Ninety five isolates of the neoformans variety of C. neoformans were recovered from 550 samples of avi an droppings.