Natural habitat of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans in decaying wood forming hollows in living trees.
Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans was repeatedly isolated from decaying wood forming hollows in living trees growing in urban areas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A new natural habitat for C. neoformans var. neoformans has been found that is not associated with specific trees.
Lazéra
M S
MS
Laboratório de Micologia Médica, Hospital Evandro Chagas, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Pires
F D
FD
Camillo-Coura
L
L
Nishikawa
M M
MM
Bezerra
C C
CC
Trilles
L
L
Wanke
B
B
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D051379:Mice; D014197:Trees / Q000382:microbiology*; D014934:Wood