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Comparative typing analyses of clinical and environmental strains of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Ivory Coast.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2018
Kassi Fulgence K, Bellet Virginie, Drakulovski Pascal, Krasteva Donika, Roger Frédéric, Valérie Bedia-Tanoh A, Aboubakar Touré, Doumbia Adama, Kouakou Gisèle A, Delaporte Eric, Reynes Jacques, Yavo William, Menan Hervé I E, Bertout Sebastien
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the biotope of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Ivory Coast, and clarify the possible epidemiological relationship between environmental and clinical strains. METHODOLOGY: Samples from Eucalyptus camaldulensis (n=136), Mangifera indica (n=13) and pigeon droppings (n=518) were collected from different sites close to the living...
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