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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
Antigenic Properties
serotype D
Genotype
MATalpha
RefHeitman J, et al. The Cryptococcus neoformans genome sequencing project. Mycopathologia 148: 1-7, 1999.
Preceptrol®
no
Mating Type
alpha
RefHeitman J, et al. The Cryptococcus neoformans genome sequencing project. Mycopathologia 148: 1-7, 1999.
Ploidy
haploid
Comments
genome sequencing project
genetic association of virulence with mating type
Medium
ATCC® Medium 1245: YEPD
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25.0°C
Name of Depositor
JC Edman
Special Collection
NCRR Contract
Isolation
derived from NIH B-3501alpha and NIH B-3502a
References
Kwon-Chung KJ, et al. Genetic association of mating types and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans. Infect. Immun. 60: 602-605, 1992. PubMed: 1730495
Heitman J, et al. The Cryptococcus neoformans genome sequencing project. Mycopathologia 148: 1-7, 1999.
Yan Z, Xu J. Mitochondria are inherited from the MATa parent in crosses of the basidiomycete fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Genetics 163: 1315-1325, 2003. PubMed: 12702677
Heitman J, et al. The Cryptococcus neoformans genome sequencing project. Mycopathologia 148: 1-7, 1999.
Heitman J, et al. The Cryptococcus neoformans genome sequencing project. Mycopathologia 148: 1-7, 1999.