Ancient dispersal of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon rainforest.

Ancient dispersal of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon rainforest.

Over the past two decades, several fungal outbreaks have occurred, including the high-profile 'Vancouver Island' and 'Pacific Northwest' outbreaks, caused by Cryptococcus gattii, which has affected hundreds of otherwise healthy humans and animals. Over the same time period, C. ga...

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Main Authors: Ferry Hagen, Paulo C Ceresini, Itzhack Polacheck, Hansong Ma, Filip van Nieuwerburgh, Toni Gabaldón, Sarah Kagan, E Rhiannon Pursall, Hans L Hoogveld, Leo J J van Iersel, Gunnar W Klau, Steven M Kelk, Leen Stougie, Karen H Bartlett, Kerstin Voelz, Leszek P Pryszcz, Elizabeth Castañeda, Marcia Lazera, Wieland Meyer, Dieter Deforce, Jacques F Meis, Robin C May, Corné H W Klaassen, Teun Boekhout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23940707/?tool=EBI

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