Journal article
Multiple origins of hybrid strains of Cryptococcus neoformans with serotype AD
Abstract
Cryptococcus neoformans is a major pathogen of humans throughout the world. Using commercial mAbs to capsular epitopes, strains of C. neoformans manifest five distinct serotypes--A, B, C, D and AD. Previous studies demonstrated significant divergence among serotypes A, B, C and D, which are thought to be haploid. In this study the origins and evolution of strains of serotype AD were investigated. A portion (537 bp) of the laccase gene was …
Authors
Xu J; Luo G; Vilgalys RJ; Brandt ME; Mitchell TG
Journal
Microbiology, Vol. 148, No. 1, pp. 203–212
Publisher
Microbiology Society
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
DOI
10.1099/00221287-148-1-203
ISSN
1350-0872