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Consensus multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii.
Medical mycology - 1 Jan 2009
Meyer Wieland, Aanensen David M, Boekhout Teun, Cogliati Massimo, Diaz Mara R, Esposto Maria Carmela, Fisher Matthew, Gilgado Felix, Hagen Ferry, Kaocharoen Sirada, Litvintseva Anastasia P, Mitchell Thomas G, Simwami Sitali P, Trilles Luciana, Viviani Maria Anna, Kwon-Chung June
Abstract excerpt
This communication describes the consensus multi-locus typing scheme established by the Cryptococcal Working Group I (Genotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii) of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) using seven unlinked genetic loci for global strain genotyping. These genetic loci include the housekeeping genes CAP59,GPD1, LAC1, PLB1, SOD1, URA5 and the IGS1 region. Allele...
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