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Cryptococcus neoformans of Unusual Morphology |
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| Authors: | J G Cruickshank R Cavill and M Jelbert |
| Abstract: | A case of primary cryptococcosis of the lungs was caused by an isolate of Cryptococcus neoformans that assumes a giant form in tissue but which has a normal appearance on artificial culture. Electron microscopy revealed gross enlargement of the capsule and plasma membranes in the tissue form. |
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