MLST and Whole-Genome-Based Population Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII Links Clinical, Veterinary and Environmental Strains, and Reveals Divergent Serotype Specific Sub-populations and Distant Ancestors.

• Main Authors: Carolina Firacative (Author), Chandler C Roe (Author), Richard Malik (Author), Kennio Ferreira-Paim (Author), Patricia Escandón (Author), Jane E Sykes (Author), Laura Rocío Castañón-Olivares (Author), Cudberto Contreras-Peres (Author), Blanca Samayoa (Author), Tania C Sorrell (Author), Elizabeth Castañeda (Author), Shawn R Lockhart (Author), David M Engelthaler (Author), Wieland Meyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The emerging pathogen Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening disease in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Of the four major molecular types (VGI-VGIV), the molecular type VGIII has recently emerged as cause of disease in otherwise healthy individuals, prompting a need to investigate...