Isolation of Cryptococcus spp. and Histoplasma capsulatum from soil and Bird Droppings at Kulik Bird Sanctuary, Raiganj, West Bengal, India
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Cryptococcosis is an acute, sub-acute or chronic fungal disease caused by an encapsulated basidiomycetous yeast belonging to the genus Cryptococcus (Jagdish Chander). It is among the most prevalent lifethreatening mycoses and has a worldwide distribution (Meyer et al., 2003). Among the many species of the genus “Cryptococcus” that are prevalent ubiquitously in environment, C. neoformans and C. gattii are International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 2 (2017) pp. 367-378 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
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