Article
Molecular characterization of Cryptococcus gattii genotype AFLP6/VGII isolated from woody debris of divi-divi (Caesalpinia coriaria), Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean.
Revista iberoamericana de micologia - 1 Jan 2000
Hagen Ferry, Chowdhary Anuradha, Prakash Anupam, Yntema Jan-Bart, Meis Jacques F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The basidiomycetous yeast Cryptococcus gattii is an emerging and primary pathogen. There is a lack of information about its environmental spread outside outbreak regions in Mediterranean Europe, North and South America. Environmental sampling for C. gattii and molecular characterization of the obtained isolates will provide an insight into the global spread of the various genotypes. METHODS: Woody...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
