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- Title
The Search for the Natural Habitat of Cryptococcus gattii.
- Authors
Hagen, Ferry; Boekhout, Teun
- Abstract
The article attempts to explore the natural habitat of Cryptococcus gattii. It cites several studies finding the presence of Cryptococcus gattii in the environment. It analyzes a study entitled "Genotypic Characterization of Environmental Isolates of Cryptococcus Gattii From Puerto Rico," by Yaliz Loperena-Alvarez and colleagues, which both Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans were found in distinct environments. It suggests that the hypothesis by Loperena-Alvarez and colleagues that invasive insect could be the mode of transfer for Cryptococcus gattii deserves to be investigated.
- Subjects
CRYPTOCOCCUS; HABITATS; MYCOSES; FUNGAL communities; FUNGAL ecology; YEAST-like fungi; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; MICROBIAL virulence; PATHOGENIC fungi
- Publication
Mycopathologia, 2010, Vol 170, Issue 4, p209
- ISSN
0301-486X
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1007/s11046-010-9313-6