Biological activity of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii from clinical and environmental isolates

• Main Authors: Antonio Marcio Barbosa Junior (Author), Bruno Fernandes de Oliveira Santos (Author), Erick de Oliveira Carvalho (Author), Dângelly Lins Figuerôa Martins de Mélo (Author), Rita de Cássia Trindade (Author), Maria Aparecida de Resende Stoianoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are encapsulated basidiomycetous yeasts with worldwide distribution. They cause cryptococcosis with features of systemic infection, affecting the central nervous system, lungs and skin in humans and animals. These fungi present numerous v...