A polymerase chain reaction assay was developed to detect Cryptococcus neoformans in biopsy samples. The assay detects the CAP59 gene of Cryptococcus neoformans and was used to substantiate cutaneous cryptococcosis in a 5-year-old cat submitted to the Veterinary Medicine Center at the University of Tokyo.
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