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A prototrophic yeast-strain of Histoplasma capsulatum

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A newly derived strain of Histoplasma capsulatum can be grown stably as yeast in a minimal medium containing glucose, biotin, tartrate and inorganic salts.

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  1. Research Service (151), McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, 23249, Richmond, VA

    E. S. Jacobson & A. C. Harrell

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, 23298, Richmond, VA, USA

    E. S. Jacobson & A. C. Harrell

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Jacobson, E.S., Harrell, A.C. A prototrophic yeast-strain of Histoplasma capsulatum . Mycopathologia 77, 65–68 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00437385

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