| [1st environmental isolation of cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in argentina]. | two strains of c. neoformans var. gattii serotype b were isolated from a park in buenos aires city, argentina. samples were collected in spring, rubbing with swabs on the inner hollow of eucalyptus spp. and other trees, which were not identified at the collection moment. samples were swabbed directly onto cafeic acid with antibiotic agar, then incubated at 28 degrees c and observed daily for a week. isolates were recovered from cafeic acid medium showing characteristic colonies of the species th ... | 2003 | 12920995 |