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A New Lineage of Cryptococcus gattii (VGV) Discovered in the Central Zambezian Miombo Woodlands.
mBio - 12 Nov 2019
Farrer Rhys A, Chang Miwha, Davis Michael J, van Dorp Lucy, Yang Dong-Hoon, Shea Terrance, Sewell Thomas R, Meyer Wieland, Balloux Francois, Edwards Hannah M, Chanda Duncan, Kwenda Geoffrey, Vanhove Mathieu, Chang Yun C, Cuomo Christina A, Fisher Matthew C, Kwon-Chung Kyung J
Abstract excerpt
We discovered a new lineage of the globally important fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii on the basis of analysis of six isolates collected from three locations spanning the Central Miombo Woodlands of Zambia, Africa. All isolates were from environments (middens and tree holes) that are associated with a small mammal, the African hyrax. Phylogenetic and population genetic analyses confirmed that these isolates...
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