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Simultaneous identification of molecular and mating types within the Cryptococcus species complex by PCR-RFLP analysis.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2008
Feng Xiaobo, Yao Zhirong, Ren Daming, Liao Wanqing
Abstract excerpt
The Cryptococcus species complex consists of two species, Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, which cause systemic infections in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Both species have a bipolar mating system, with mating type (MAT) alpha being predominant in clinical and environmental isolates. The strains of the Cryptococcus species complex have been divided into eight major...
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