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Multiple origins of hybrid strains of Cryptococcus neoformans with serotype AD.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jan 2002
Xu Jianping, Luo Guizhen, Vilgalys Rytas J, Brandt Mary E, Mitchell Thomas G
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Cryptococcus neoformans is a major pathogen of humans throughout the world. Using commercial mAbs to capsular epitopes, strains of C. neoformans manifest five distinct serotypes--A, B, C, D and AD. Previous studies demonstrated significant divergence among serotypes A, B, C and D, which are thought to be haploid. In this study the origins and evolution of strains of serotype AD were investigated. A portion (537...
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