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Product Format
freeze-dried
Type Strain
no
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
biological control by Acanthamoeba polyphaga
dissemination by mice
Medium
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 24.0°C
Name of Depositor
GS Bulmer
Isolation
human
References
Neilson JB, et al. Cryptococcus neoformans: pseudohyphal forms surviving culture with Acanthamoeba polyphaga. Infect. Immun. 20: 262-266, 1978. PubMed: 352931
Green JR, Bulmer GS. Gastrointestinal inoculation of Cryptococcus neoformans in mice. Sabouraudia 17: 233-240, 1979. PubMed: 394366
Bunting LA, et al. Cryptococcus neoformans: gastronomic delight of a soil ameba. Sabouraudia 17: 225-232, 1979. PubMed: 394365