First isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a native jungle tree in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.
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.
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Servico de Micologia, Centro de Pesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. sfortes@gene.dbbm.fiocruz.br
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D001938:Brazil; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D014197:Trees / Q000382:microbiology*