Article
Determination of epidemiology of clinically isolated Cryptococcus neoformans strains in Japan by multilocus sequence typing.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Umeyama Takashi, Ohno Hideaki, Minamoto Fujihiko, Takagi Taeko, Tanamachi Chiyoko, Tanabe Koichi, Kaneko Yukihiro, Yamagoe Satoshi, Kishi Kazuma, Fujii Takeshi, Takemura Hiromu, Watanabe Hiroshi, Miyazaki Yoshitsugu
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the causative agents of cryptococcosis. Despite its importance, our knowledge of the epidemiology of cryptococcosis in Japan remains limited. To establish an epidemiological database on cryptococcosis in Japan, we determined the genetic variability of 44 Japanese clinical isolates of C. neoformans (var. grubii: serotype A) by multilocus sequence typing (MLST)....
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus gattii
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- DNA, Fungal
- Fungal Proteins
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Geography
- Humans