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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2001, p. 3365-3367, Vol. 39, No. 9
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3365-3367.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (Serotype D) Strains Are More Susceptible to Heat than C. neoformans var. grubii (Serotype A) Strains

Luis. R Martinez,1,2 Javier Garcia-Rivera,2 and Arturo Casadevall2,*

Department of Biology, Long Island University, Brooklyn,1 and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx,2 New York

Received 23 March 2001/Returned for modification 5 June 2001/Accepted 14 June 2001

Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (serotype D) and C. neoformans var. grubii (serotype A) differ in geographic prevalence and dermatotropism, with C. neoformans var. neoformans strains being more prevalent among isolates from temperate countries as well as from skin infections. Analysis of 19 strains from each serotype revealed wide variation in thermal susceptibility, with C. neoformans var. neoformans strains being more susceptible, on average, to heat killing. The results suggest a consistent explanation for the geographic differences between serotype A and D strains and for the dermatotropism of serotype D strains.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, NY 10461. Phone: (718) 430-2215. Fax: (718) 430-8968. E-mail: casadeva{at}aecom.yu.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2001, p. 3365-3367, Vol. 39, No. 9
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3365-3367.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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