Journal: Veterinary microbiology / Source: 2007 v.125 no.3-4 / Subject: 4 selected

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Author:: Lemos, L.S.; Santos, A.S. de O. dos; Vieira-da-Motta, O.; Texeira, G.N.; Carvalho, E.C.Q. de
Source:: Veterinary microbiology 2007 v.125 no.3-4 pp. 350-354
ISSN:: 0378-1135
Subject:: sheep; sheep diseases; respiratory tract diseases; mycoses; Cryptococcus neoformans; disease detection; case studies; epidemiological studies; pathogen identification; lungs; tissue analysis; cryopreservation; histopathology; yeasts; epithelium; viability; microscopy; differential staining; in vitro culture; risk assessment; disease transmission; zoonoses; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Cryptococcosis is considered a zoonosis but is rare in stock animals. In humans it is imputed to be a mortality cause in immunocompromised patients. This case study reports the anatomopathology of respiratory cryptococcosis in ovine and the recuperation and identification of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans from 1-year frozen lung tissue sample. The findings from haematoxylin/eosin staining ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.11.028
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.11.028