Molecular epidemiology and microbiological characteristics of Cryptococcus gattii VGII isolates from China.

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0010078

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Molecular epidemiology and microbiological characteristics of Cryptococcus gattii VGII isolates from China.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Feb 2022

Zang Xuelei, Ke Weixin, Wang Lifeng, Wu Hua, Huang Yemei, Deng Hengyu, Zhou Meng, Wu Ningxin, Xue Xinying, Shen Dingxia

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Cryptococcus gattii (C. gattii) is a fungal pathogen that once caused an outbreak of cryptococcosis on Vancouver Island, and had spread worldwide, while few data were available in China. In this study, seven clinical isolates of C. gattii VGII were collected from 19 hospitals, Multi-locus Sequenc...

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Animals
Antifungal Agents
Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus gattii
Genotype
Humans
Male
Mice
Molecular Epidemiology
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Phylogeny

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