Whole-Genome Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii, Southeastern United States

Lockhart, Shawn R.; Roe, Chandler C.; Engelthaler, David M.

doi:10.3201/eid2206.151455

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Whole-Genome Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii, Southeastern United States

Published Date:

Jun 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.151455 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(6):1098-1101.

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Lockhart, Shawn R. ; Roe, Chandler C. ; Engelthaler, David M. ;

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Pubmed ID:

27191335

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4880073

Description:

Cryptococcus gattii is a recognized pathogenic fungus along the Pacific coast of the United States from California to Washington. Here we report that C. gattii may also be endemic to the southeastern United States and has probably been present there longer than in the Pacific Northwest.

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