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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
no
Antigenic Properties
serotype B
RefSchmeding KA, et al. Sexual compatibility between serotypes of Filobasidiella neoformans (Cryptococcus neoformans). Curr. Microbiol. 5: 133-138, 1981.
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
This yeast was re-identified as Cryptococcus gattii based on the DNA sequence comparison.
Morphology
After one week at 25°C colonies are white to cream-colored with a smooth mucoid texture, cells are globose or ovoidal, 3-5μm.? Later a sediment is formed.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 323: Malt agar medium