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Molecular characterization of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolated in Vitoria, ES, Brazil.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2000
Ribeiro Mariceli Araujo, Ngamskulrungroj Popchai
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans is the major cause of fungal meningitis, a potentially lethal mycosis. Bird excreta can be considered a significant environmental reservoir of this species in urban areas, thirty-three samples of pigeon excreta were collected within the city of Vitoria, Brazil. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated and identified using standard biochemical assays in ten samples. PCR amplification with...
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