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. 1975 Apr;1(4):393–395. doi: 10.1128/jcm.1.4.393-395.1975

Recovery of Cryptococcus neoformans from Modified Dubos Liquid Medium Utilized for Isolation of Mycobacteria

Beca Damsker 1, Edward J Bottone 1
PMCID: PMC275099  PMID: 1100665

Abstract

Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from nine pathological specimens cultured for mycobacteria. Five of these were recovered only in liquid TBC medium in the absence of growth on conventional substrates.

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