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Evaluation of the experimental inoculation of Cryptococcus albidus and Cryptococcus laurentii in normal mice: virulence factors and molecular profile before and after animal passage.
Mycopathologia - 1 Aug 2009
Pedroso Reginaldo dos Santos, Ferreira Joseane Cristina, Lavrador Marco Aurélio Sicchiroli, Maffei Claudia Maria Leite, Candido Regina Celia
Abstract excerpt
The genus Cryptococcus includes free-developing species, a few of which are of medical importance. Some, such as C. neoformans and C. gattii, cause infections in man frequently and C. albidus and C. laurentii cause less so. The aims of this study were to evaluate organ colonization after inoculation of C. albidus and C. laurentii isolates in normal BALB/c mice, the virulence factors (growth at 37 degrees C,...
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