Three phylogenetic groups have driven the recent population expansion of Cryptococcus neoformans

Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans var. grubii) is an environmentally acquired pathogen causing 181,000 HIV-associated deaths each year. We sequenced 699 isolates, primarily C. neoformans from HIV-infected patients, from 5 countries in Asia and Africa. The phylogeny of C. neoformans reveals a re...

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Main Authors: Ashton, PM, Thanh, LT, Trieu, PH, Van Anh, D, Trinh, NM, Beardsley, J, Kibengo, F, Chierakul, W, Dance, DAB, Rattanavong, S, Davong, V, Hung, LQ, Chau, NVV, Tung, NLN, Chan, AK, Thwaites, GE, Lalloo, DG, Anscombe, C, Nhat, LTH, Perfect, J, Dougan, G, Baker, S, Harris, S, Day, JN
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2019