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Molecular identification, genotypic heterogeneity and comparative pathogenicity of environmental isolates of Papiliotrema laurentii.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Nov 2020
Asadzadeh Mohammad, Ahmad Suhail, Khan Ziauddin, Verghese Soumya, Joseph Leena
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Introduction. Papiliotrema laurentii, formerly Cryptococcus laurentii, is typically isolated from environmental sources, but also occasionally from clinical specimens. Other close relatives may be misidentified as P. laurentii by phenotypic methods. P. laurentii usually lacks melanin; however, melanin-forming strains have also been isolated.Hypothesis/Gap Statement. Although melanin production by encapsulated...
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