Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii infection in northern Australia: existence of an environmental source other than known host eucalypts

doi:10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90021-3

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Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii infection in northern Australia: existence of an environmental source other than known host eucalypts

1 Sept 1997

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The 2 known host trees of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. tereticornis, do not occur naturally in the 'Top End' of the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia. Nine clinical isolates of C. neoformans var. gattii from the NT were analysed by random amplification of polymorphic deoxyribonucleic acid (RAPD) and polymerase chain reaction 'fingerprinting'. Two isolates were assigned...

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