Table 2.
C. neoformans strains details.
| Strain | Serotype | Genotype/Phenotype | Acknowledgment | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H99 | Serotype – A | Wild Type | Joseph Heitman (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA) | 65 |
| BAC21 | Serotype – D | MATα gpa1::ADE2 (G-protein gene deletion - Acaspular strain) | 66 | |
| CDC103 | Serotype – D | MATα pka1::ADE2 pka2∆::URA5 ura5 ade2 (Protein kinase A 1 and 2 gene deletion - Acapsular strain | ||
| RPC29 | Serotype – A | MATα ura5 lac1::URA5 lac2::neo (Laccase gene deletion - non-pigment producing strain) | 65 | |
| RPC30 | Serotype – A | MATα ura5 lac1::URA5 lac2::neo (Laccase gene deletion - non-pigment producing strain) | ||
| ATCC 14116 | Unknown | Wild type | Microbial Culture Collection Centre at Chandigarh, India. | 62 |
| Clinical strain | Unknown | Wild type | Government medical college, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India |