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Cryptococcus neoformans shows a remarkable genotypic diversity in Brazil.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Barreto de Oliveira, MT; Boekhout, T; Theelen, B; Hagen, F; Baroni, FA; Lazera, MS; Lengeler, KB; Heitman, J; Rivera, ING; Paula, CR
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
March 2004

The genotypic diversity of Brazilian Cryptococcus neoformans strains was analyzed. The majority of the samples were alphaA (65%), followed by alphaB (17.5%), alphaD (9%), alphaAaD hybrids (5%), and alphaC (3.5%). A considerable genotypic diversity occurred within C. neoformans var. grubii, and a new amplified fragment length polymorphism genotype, 1B, was recognized.

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J Clin Microbiol

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ISSN

0095-1137

Publication Date

March 2004

Volume

42

Issue

3

Start / End Page

1356 / 1359

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Phylogeny
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Genetic Variation
  • Gene Amplification
  • Feces
  • DNA Primers
  • Cryptococcus neoformans
 

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Barreto de Oliveira, M. T., Boekhout, T., Theelen, B., Hagen, F., Baroni, F. A., Lazera, M. S., … Paula, C. R. (2004). Cryptococcus neoformans shows a remarkable genotypic diversity in Brazil. J Clin Microbiol, 42(3), 1356–1359. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.3.1356-1359.2004
Barreto de Oliveira, M. T., T. Boekhout, B. Theelen, F. Hagen, F. A. Baroni, M. S. Lazera, K. B. Lengeler, J. Heitman, I. N. G. Rivera, and C. R. Paula. “Cryptococcus neoformans shows a remarkable genotypic diversity in Brazil.J Clin Microbiol 42, no. 3 (March 2004): 1356–59. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.3.1356-1359.2004.
Barreto de Oliveira MT, Boekhout T, Theelen B, Hagen F, Baroni FA, Lazera MS, et al. Cryptococcus neoformans shows a remarkable genotypic diversity in Brazil. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Mar;42(3):1356–9.
Barreto de Oliveira, M. T., et al. “Cryptococcus neoformans shows a remarkable genotypic diversity in Brazil.J Clin Microbiol, vol. 42, no. 3, Mar. 2004, pp. 1356–59. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/JCM.42.3.1356-1359.2004.
Barreto de Oliveira MT, Boekhout T, Theelen B, Hagen F, Baroni FA, Lazera MS, Lengeler KB, Heitman J, Rivera ING, Paula CR. Cryptococcus neoformans shows a remarkable genotypic diversity in Brazil. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Mar;42(3):1356–1359.

Published In

J Clin Microbiol

DOI

ISSN

0095-1137

Publication Date

March 2004

Volume

42

Issue

3

Start / End Page

1356 / 1359

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Phylogeny
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Genetic Variation
  • Gene Amplification
  • Feces
  • DNA Primers
  • Cryptococcus neoformans