Whole-Genome Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii, Southeastern United States

被引：12
作者：
Lockhart, Shawn R. [1 ]
Roe, Chandler C. [2 ]
Engelthaler, David M. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, 1600 Clifton Rd NE,Mailstop G11, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA
[2] Translat Genom Res Inst, Flagstaff, AZ USA
来源：
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2016年 / 22卷 / 06期
关键词：
NEOFORMANS; INFECTIONS;
D O I：
10.3201/eid2206.151455
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
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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