An improved medium for the isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans from pigeon droppings.
Isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans is enhanced when methyl violet at 2 mg l-1 is added to the usual Guizotia abyssinica medium. In preliminary tests the medium has also proved useful for isolating C. neoformans from other sources.
D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*
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