A diverse population of Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGIII in southern Californian HIV/AIDS patients.
Cryptococcus gattii infections in southern California have been reported in patients with HIV/AIDS. In this study, we examined the molecular epidemiology, population structure, and virulence attributes of isolates collected from HIV/AIDS patients in Los Angeles County, California. We show that these...
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Main Authors: | Edmond J Byrnes, Wenjun Li, Ping Ren, Yonathan Lewit, Kerstin Voelz, James A Fraser, Fred S Dietrich, Robin C May, Sudha Chaturvedi, Vishnu Chaturvedi, Joseph Heitman |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/9345a462df1f4aa0826923c4f0843b57 |
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