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Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii from Oregon soil and tree bark, 2010-2011.
BMC microbiology - 21 Dec 2014
DeBess Emilio, Lockhart Shawn R, Iqbal Naureen, Cieslak Paul R
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BACKGROUND: In Oregon, human and animal infections by C. gattii were first identified in 2004. Cryptococcus gattii is considered to be an emerging non-zoonotic infection affecting animals and humans in Oregon. We report a longitudinal environmental isolation of C. gattii after an Oregon dog was diagnosed with the disease in 2009. RESULTS: Cryptococcus gattii was isolated twice from the same location with a span...
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