Tay, S.T. and Chai, H.C. and Na, S.L. and Hamimal, H. and Rohani, M.Y. and Soo-Hoo, T.S. (2005) The isolation, characterization and antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans from bird excreta in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Mycopathologia, 159 (4). pp. 509-513. ISSN 0301-486X,
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Abstract
The occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans in bird excreta in Klang valley, Malaysia was determined in this study. Of 544 samples of bird excreta collected from a local zoo, pet shops and public areas, 20 strains of C. neoformans were isolated. All C. neoformans strains were serotype A and thus identi�ed as C. neoformans variety grubii. All did not produce color changes on canavanine�glycine�bromothymol blue agar. All were of a-mating types, as determined by a pheromone-speci�c PCR assay. The antifungal susceptibility testing using agar di�usion method Neo-sensitabs showed that all were susceptible to amphotericin B, �uconazole and itraconazole.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Antifungal, bird excreta, Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii, Malaysia, mating type, serotype |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | hamimah hamimah hassan |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2012 01:23 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2012 01:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3561 |
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