Cryptococcus neoformans shows a remarkable genotypic diversity in Brazil.
The genotypic diversity of Brazilian Cryptococcus neoformans strains was analyzed. The majority of the samples were alphaA (65%), followed by alphaB (17.5%), alphaD (9%), alphaAaD hybrids (5%), and alphaC (3.5%). A considerable genotypic diversity occurred within C. neoformans var. grubii, and a new amplified fragment length polymorphism genotype, 1B, was recognized.
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
M T
MT
Barreto de Oliveira
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Boekhout
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B
Theelen
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Hagen
F A
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Baroni
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Lazera
K B
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Lengeler
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Heitman
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Rivera
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CR
Paula
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001938:Brazil; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017931:DNA Primers; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005784:Gene Amplification; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
D017931:DNA Primers