Article
[Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii serotype B from detritus of Eucalyptus trees in Colombia].
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Sept 2005
Escandón Patricia, Quintero Elizabeth, Granados Diana, Huérfano Sandra, Ruiz Alejandro, Castañeda Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcus gattii serotype B has been associated with several species of trees in tropical and subtropical regions. Serotype B has been found to be the second most frequently isolated from patients in Colombia, but it has not been isolated from the environment. Therefore, a study was designed to sample plant material from a forest in the province of Cundinamarca, with the aim of establishing the...
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