The isolation, characterization and antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans from bird excreta in Klang Valley, Malaysia

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
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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