Table 2.
Analysis of pre- and postinoculation survival of C. neoformans and C. gattii clinical and environmental isolates inoculated in the invertebrate virulence model of G. mellonella. Association with sequence type (ST).
| Species Complex | Isolates | In Galleria mellonella | Mean Survival Days | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Clinical | Environmental | Pre-Inoculation | Post-Inoculation | ||||
| Mean Cellular Size | Mean Capsular Size | Mean Cellular Size | Mean Capsular Size | |||||
| µm | ||||||||
| C. neoformans | 93 | 7 | 2 | 6.03 | 0.62 | 7.42 | 1.29 | 3.67 |
| 307 | 4 | 0 | 5.90 | 0.87 | 8.87 | 2.34 | 3.25 | |
| C. gattii | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4.44 | 0.46 | 7.43 | 1.55 | 4.00 |