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Clonality and recombination in genetically differentiated subgroups of Cryptococcus gattii.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Aug 2005
Campbell Leona T, Currie Bart J, Krockenberger Mark, Malik Richard, Meyer Wieland, Heitman Joseph, Carter Dee
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus gattii is a pathogenic yeast that together with Cryptococcus neoformans causes cryptococcosis in humans and animals. High numbers of viable C. gattii propagules can be obtained from certain species of Australian Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees, and an epidemiological link between Eucalyptus colonization and human exposure has been proposed. However, the highest prevalence of C. gattii cryptococcosis...
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