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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 B
Genotype
VGII, AFLP6
Preceptrol®
no
Mating Type
MATalpha
Comments
Reference strain of VG II, AFLP6 molecular type of C. gattii.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 325: Malt extract agar (Blakeslee's formula)
ATCC® Medium 336: Potato dextrose agar (PDA)
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
FJ914888
ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene
References
Meyer W, et al. Molecular Typing of IberoAmerican Cryptococcus neoformans Isolates. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 9: 189-195, 2003.
Meyer W. et al. Consensus multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Med. Mycol. 47(6):561-570, 2009. PubMed: 19462334
McTaggart LR, et al. Rapid identification of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J. Clin. Microbiol. 49: 3050-3053, 2011. PubMed: 21653762
