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Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
no
Genotype
VGI
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
Clinical isolate
Morphology
On YM medium at 25°C after 7 days, colonies creamy white to pale yellow, mucoid. Cells globose to subglobose, smooth, containing oil droplets, 4.5-6 μm x 4.5-6 μm. Pseudohyphae not observed.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 1245: YEPD
Fine needle aspirate from lung of human, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Year of Origin
2004
Cross References
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
KC171353
ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
KC171325
D1/D2 region of 26S rRNA gene
References
MacDougall, L., et al. Spread of Cryptoccus gattii in British Columbia, Canada, and detection in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 13(1): 42-50, 2007. PubMed: 17370514
