title: Cryptococcus gattii VGII in a Plathymenia reticulata hollow in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
abstract: Little is known about the ecology of agents of cryptococcosis in Mato Grosso, without any data regarding to the sources of both agents in the environment. This study aimed to investigate Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans associated with decay in tree hollows within the urban area of three different cities of Mato Grosso. Seventy-two environmental samples collected from 72 living trees in the cities of Cuiabá, Várzea Grande and Chapada dos Guimarães were sampled and analysed. One tree (Plathymenia reticulata, Leguminosae) in the city of Cuiabá yielded 19 colonies identified as C. gattii molecular type VGII. The isolation of C. gattii VGII in the downtown city of Cuiabá is important because it fits in the Northern Macroregion, suggesting expanding and urbanisation of this genotype in different Brazilian cities.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Micologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana Caselli
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Anzai
authors.forename: Márcia Dos Santos
authors.initials: Mdos S
authors.lastname: Lazéra
authors.forename: Bodo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wanke
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trilles
authors.forename: Valéria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.forename: Daphine Ariadne Jesus
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: de Paula
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nakazato
authors.forename: Doracilde Terumi
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Takahara
authors.forename: Walquirya Borges
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Simi
authors.forename: Rosane Christine
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D056285:Cryptococcus gattii / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014197:Trees / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Brazil; C. gattii; Cryptococcus sp; P. reticulata; VGII; tree hollow