Table 3. Fungal and micro-algal strains used in this study and their source.
| Taxonomic position | Strain | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Fungi | Cryptococcus neoformans H99 | Heitman1 (clinical strain) |
| Cryptococcus neoformans CAP59 | De Cock2 (laboratory strain) | |
| Cryptococcus neoformans 201 | Nawrot3 (clinical strain) | |
| Cryptococcus neoformans AM/08 | Dyląg4 (clinical strain) | |
| Cryptococcus neoformans No.8 | Dyląg4 (clinical strain) | |
| Cryptococcus gattii R265 | May5 (clinical strain) | |
| Cryptococcus uniguttulatus MD1 | Dyląg4 (environmental strain) | |
| Exophiala dermatitidis MD1 | Dyląg4 (clinical strain) | |
| Algae | Prototheca zopfii | Jagielski6 (clinical strain) |
| Prototheca wickerhamii | Jagielski6 (clinical strain) | |
| Prototheca blaschkeae | Jagielski6 (clinical strain) | |
| Prototheca zopfii var. hydrocarbonea | Jagielski6 (clinical strain) |
Joseph Heitman – Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA
Hans de Cock – Department of Biology, Microbiology, Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Urszula Nawrot – Department of Microbiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Chalubinskiego Street 4, Wroclaw, Poland
Mariusz Dyląg – Department of Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Przybyszewskiego Street 63/77, Wroclaw, Poland
Robin May – School of Biosciences and Institute of Microbiology & Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tomasz Jagielski – Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1 Street, Warsaw, Poland