<named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus gattii</named-content> in North American Pacific Northwest: Whole-Population Genome Analysis Provides Insights into Species Evolution and Dispersal

ABSTRACT The emergence of distinct populations of Cryptococcus gattii in the temperate North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) was surprising, as this species was previously thought to be confined to tropical and semitropical regions. Beyond a new habitat niche, the dominant emergent population displ...

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Main Authors: David M. Engelthaler, Nathan D. Hicks, John D. Gillece, Chandler C. Roe, James M. Schupp, Elizabeth M. Driebe, Felix Gilgado, Fabian Carriconde, Luciana Trilles, Carolina Firacative, Popchai Ngamskulrungroj, Elizabeth Castañeda, Marcia dos Santos Lazera, Marcia S. C. Melhem, Åsa Pérez-Bercoff, Gavin Huttley, Tania C. Sorrell, Kerstin Voelz, Robin C. May, Matthew C. Fisher, George R. Thompson, Shawn R. Lockhart, Paul Keim, Wieland Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014-08-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01464-14