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Cryptococcus Gattii with Bimorphic Colony Types in a Dog in Western Oregon: Additional Evidence for Expansion of the Vancouver Island Outbreak
1 Jan 2009
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Cryptococcus gattii was isolated from a 1.5-year-old dog with systemic cryptococcosis in Oregon. The dog had no link to Vancouver Island or British Columbia, Canada. Samples from a nasal swab and from a granulomatous mass within the cranial cavity were pooled for culture. Colonies on Sabouraud dextrose agar were mucoid and exhibited bimorphic morphology, melanin-pigmented and unpigmented. Pigmented colonies were...
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