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Cryptococcosis of the nasopharynx in mice and rats

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An attempt to infect the upper respiratory tract of mice and rats with various bacteria and fungi by intranasally instillation was performed.

Cryptococcus neoformans was the only agent to invade the tissue. The infection was limited to the nasopharynx, a phenomenon which probably indicates the presence of a specific chemotaxis or receptor.

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  1. Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, Israel

    E. S. Kuttin, M. Feldman, A. Nyska & B. A. Weissman

  2. Zentrum für Hygiene der Universität, Freiburg i.Br., FRG

    J. Müller

  3. School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

    H. B. Levine

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Kuttin, E.S., Feldman, M., Nyska, A. et al. Cryptococcosis of the nasopharynx in mice and rats. Mycopathologia 101, 99–104 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00452894

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