Author/Authors :
Z، Salehei نويسنده Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran , , Zarei ، Mahmoudabadi A نويسنده Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran , , Zarrin، M نويسنده Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran ,
Abstract :
the basidiomycetous yeast genus
Cryptococcus
contains two medically
important pathogens,
Cryptococcus
neoformans
and
C. gattii
[
1
-
3].
C. neoformans
is
one of the common pathogens in acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), whereas
the most cases of diseases due to
C. gattii
happened in the healthy individuals [2, 4].
C.
gattii
has a tendency to affect the respiratory and
nervous
systems of the humans and domestic
animals such as, dogs, cats, and horses [5].
C.
gattii
is more geographically restricted than
C.
neoformans
and is largely confined to tropical
and subtropical regions. Several reports show
that
C. gattii
was isolated fro
m
Eucalyptus
trees
(
Eucalyptus tereticornis
,
E. citriodora
and
E.
camaldulensis
) in Australia
