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Geographic distribution of mating type alleles of Cryptococcus neoformans in four areas of the United States.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2002
Yan Zhun, Li Xiaogang, Xu Jianping
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To better understand the epidemiology and population structure of Cryptococcus neoformans, we determined mating types for 358 C. neoformans strains isolated through the active surveillance program from 1992 to 1994 in four geographic areas in the United States: San Francisco, California; Georgia; Texas; and Alabama. Two assays were used to determine mating types: (i) crossing with standard laboratory tester...
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