Cryptococcus neoformans Shows a Remarkable Genotypic Diversity in Brazil
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (3) , 1356-1359
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.3.1356-1359.2004
Abstract
The genotypic diversity of Brazilian Cryptococcus neoformans strains was analyzed. The majority of the samples were αA (65%), followed by αB (17.5%), αD (9%), αAaD hybrids (5%), and αC (3.5%). A considerable genotypic diversity occurred within C. neoformans var. grubii , and a new amplified fragment length polymorphism genotype, 1B, was recognized.Keywords
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