Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
Soil enables mating and sporulation of Cryptococcus neoformans species complex / M. Cogliati. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY. - 1:1(2018 Jul), pp. 1-4.
Abstract:
The pathogenic yeasts of Cryptococcus neoformans species complex have been isolated in the environment from bird
excreta, soil, trees, and decaying wood. Although previous studies showed the ability of C. neoformans species complex to
grow and mate on bird excreta and plant materials, there are no studies on soil. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to
verify if C. neoformans species complex is able to grow on media containing soil and if it is able to sexually reproduce on
this substrate. Soil media were prepared using four different soil samples collected in four different Italian regions, and the
two reference strains JEC20 and JEC21 were tested to verify their ability to mate on these media. All the media supported the
growth and sexual reproduction confirming that soil represents a realized niche for C. neoformans species complex.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
cryptococcus
Elenco autori:
M. Cogliati
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