On the Emergence of Cryptococcus gattii in the Pacific Northwest: Ballast Tanks, Tsunamis, and Black Swans
The appearance of Cryptococcus gattii in the North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) in 1999 was an unexpected and is still an unexplained event. Recent phylogenomic analyses strongly suggest that this pathogenic fungus arrived in the PNW approximately 7 to 9 decades ago. In this paper, we theorize t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-10-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02193-19 |