Molecular epidemiology reveals genetic diversity amongst isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species complex in Thailand.

• Main Authors: Sirada Kaocharoen (Author), Popchai Ngamskulrungroj (Author), Carolina Firacative (Author), Luciana Trilles (Author), Dumrongdej Piyabongkarn (Author), Wijit Banlunara (Author), Natteewan Poonwan (Author), Angkana Chaiprasert (Author), Wieland Meyer (Author), Ariya Chindamporn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To gain a more detailed picture of cryptococcosis in Thailand, a retrospective study of 498 C. neoformans and C. gattii isolates has been conducted. Among these, 386, 83 and 29 strains were from clinical, environmental and veterinary sources, respectively. A total of 485 C. neoformans and 13 C. gatt...