Population Genetic Analysis Reveals a High Genetic Diversity in the Brazilian Cryptococcus gattii VGII Population and Shifts the Global Origin from the Amazon Rainforest to the Semi-arid Desert in the Northeast of Brazil.
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are responsible globally for almost one million cryptococcosis cases yearly, mostly in immunocompromised patients, such as those living with HIV. Infections due to C. gattii have mainly been described in tropical and subtropical regions, but its adapta...
Main Authors: | Ana C P Souto, Lucas X Bonfietti, Kennio Ferreira-Paim, Luciana Trilles, Marilena Martins, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Cau D Pham, Liline Martins, Wallace Dos Santos, Marilene Chang, Fabio Brito-Santos, Dayane C S Santos, Silvana Fortes, Shawn R Lockhart, Bodo Wanke, Márcia S C Melhem, Márcia S Lazéra, Wieland Meyer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4986980?pdf=render |
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