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Pathogenic diversity amongst serotype C VGIII and VGIV Cryptococcus gattii isolates.
Scientific reports - 8 Jul 2015
Rodrigues Jéssica, Fonseca Fernanda L, Schneider Rafael O, Godinho Rodrigo M da C, Firacative Carolina, Maszewska Krystyna, Meyer Wieland, Schrank Augusto, Staats Charley, Kmetzsch Livia, Vainstein Marilene H, Rodrigues Marcio L
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus gattii is one of the causative agents of human cryptococcosis. Highly virulent strains of serotype B C. gattii have been studied in detail, but little information is available on the pathogenic properties of serotype C isolates. In this study, we analyzed pathogenic determinants in three serotype C C. gattii isolates (106.97, ATCC 24066 and WM 779). Isolate ATCC 24066 (molecular type VGIII) differed...
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