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Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
yes
(type strain of Cryptococcus ater)
Preceptrol®
no
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 324: Malt extract agar
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 24°C to 26°C
Atmosphere: Typical aerobic
Name of Depositor
A Castellani
Isolation
Leg ulcers, Portugal
Cross References
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
EU266556
ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene
Castellani A. A capsulated yeast producing black pigment: Cryptococcus ater n. sp. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 63: 27-30, 1960. PubMed: 13808270
Fell JW, et al. Biodiversity and systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts as determined by large-subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1351-1371, 2000. PubMed: 10843082
Fonseca A, Scorzetti G, Fell JW. Diversity in the yeast Cryptococcus albidus and related species as revealed by ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. Can. J. Microbiol. 46: 7-27, 2000. PubMed: 10696468
Takashima M, Nakase T. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Cryptococcus and related species based on the sequences of 18S rDNA and internal transcribed spacer regions. Microbiol Cult Collect 15: 35-47, 1999.
