Detection of CAP59 gene in 2 feline cases of systemic cryptococcosis.

نویسندگان

  • Ken Okabayashi
  • Rui Kano
  • Kumiko Sirouzu
  • Tokuma Yanai
  • Masao Mizuno
  • Hozumi Yamamura
  • Sanae Saegusa
  • Atsuhiko Hasegawa
چکیده

Two feline cases were diagnosed as systemic cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans (teleomorph: Filobasidiella neoformans) by PCR assay with CAP59 gene primers using urine, serum and biopsy samples. The results of molecular analysis were consistent with the mycological findings.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of veterinary medical science

دوره 65 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003