Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii isolate with Unusual Morphology
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Cryptococcus neoformans of unusual morphology.
A case of primary cryptococcosis of the lungs was caused by an isolate of Cryptococcus neoformans that assumes a giant form in tissue but which has a normal appearance on artificial culture. Electron microscopy revealed gross enlargement of the capsule and plasma membranes in the tissue form.
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1678-9849,0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0412-2019