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Prevalence, molecular and phenotypic profiles of arboreal associated Cryptococcus neoformans in Botswana.
Fungal biology - 1 Jan 2000
Tshekiso Kgomotso, Loeto Daniel, Muzila Mbaki, Seetswane Eunicah, Kenosi Kebabonye, Jongman Mosimanegape
Abstract excerpt
Mopane tree (Colophospermum mopane) is one of the main ecological niches of Cryptococcus neoformans, an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes cryptococcosis primarily on immunocompromised hosts after inhalation of basidiospores from the environment. Hence, we investigated the prevalence, and phenotypically (antifungal resistance and biofilm formation capacity) and genotypically (mating type and genetic...
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