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Erste Isolierung von Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii von einem einheimischen Tropenwaldbaum des brasilianischen Amazonas‐Regenwaldes
Author(s) -
Fortes Silvana T.,
Lazéra Maria S.,
Nishikawa M. M.,
Macedo R. C. L.,
Wanke B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00651.x
Subject(s) - rainforest , amazon rainforest , jungle , cryptococcus neoformans , biology , tropical rainforest , ecology , geography , microbiology and biotechnology
Summary. Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii was isolated for the first time from decaying wood in a hollow of a native jungle tree Guettarda acreana , in a wild area of an Amazon rainforest island, in Brazil. The presence of this variety in a virgin environment without either anthropic action or introduced vegetation is discussed with regard to the common knowledge of Cr. neoformans ecology.