DISTRIBUTION OF α AND α MATING TYPES OF CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS AMONG NATURAL AND CLINICAL ISOLATES

Abstract
Survey revealed that the mating type a Is predominant among natural and clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans regardless of the serotype. The ratio of a and a type was about 40: 1 among 105 natural isolates and 30: 1 in 233 clinical Isolates.