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Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii: separate varietal status for Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 1999
Franzot S P, Salkin I F, Casadevall A
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans presently includes isolates which have been determined by the immunologic reactivity of their capsular polysaccharides to be serotype A and those which have been determined to be serotype D. However, recent analyses of the URA5 sequences and DNA fingerprinting patterns suggest significant genetic differences between the two serotypes. Therefore, we propose to recognize...
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