The Case for Adopting the “Species Complex” Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis
The Case for Adopting the “Species Complex” Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis
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Kwon-Chung, Kyung J. , Bennett, John E. , Wickes, Brian L. , Meyer, Wieland , Cuomo, Christina A. , Wollenburg, Kurt R. , Bicanic, Tihana A. , Castañeda, Elizabeth , Chang, Yun C. , Chen, Jianghan , Cogliati, Massimo , Dromer, Françoise , Ellis, David , Filler, Scott G. , Fisher, Matthew C. , Harrison, Thomas S. , Holland, Steven M. , Kohno, Shigeru , Kronstad, James W. , Lazera, Marcia , Levitz, Stuart M. , Lionakis, Michail S. , May, Robin C. , Ngamskulrongroj, Popchai , Pappas, Peter G. , Perfect, John R. , Rickerts, Volker , Sorrell, Tania C. , Walsh, Thomas J. , Williamson, Peter R. , Xu, Jianping , Zelazny, Adrian M. and Casadevall, Arturo
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United States: American Society for Microbiology
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United States: American Society for Microbiology
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Cryptococcosis is a potentially lethal disease of humans/animals caused by
Cryptococcus neoformans
and
Cryptococcus gattii
. Distinction between the two species is based on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. Recently, it was proposed that
C. neoformans
be divided into two species and
C. gattii
into five species based...
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The Case for Adopting the “Species Complex” Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis
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Bennett, John E.
Wickes, Brian L.
Meyer, Wieland
Cuomo, Christina A.
Wollenburg, Kurt R.
Bicanic, Tihana A.
Castañeda, Elizabeth
Chang, Yun C.
Chen, Jianghan
Cogliati, Massimo
Dromer, Françoise
Ellis, David
Filler, Scott G.
Fisher, Matthew C.
Harrison, Thomas S.
Holland, Steven M.
Kohno, Shigeru
Kronstad, James W.
Lazera, Marcia
Levitz, Stuart M.
Lionakis, Michail S.
May, Robin C.
Ngamskulrongroj, Popchai
Pappas, Peter G.
Perfect, John R.
Rickerts, Volker
Sorrell, Tania C.
Walsh, Thomas J.
Williamson, Peter R.
Xu, Jianping
Zelazny, Adrian M.
Casadevall, Arturo
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eeaece6227554f1f841b23e57e1fe95e
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eeaece6227554f1f841b23e57e1fe95e
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2379-5042
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2379-5042
DOI
10.1128/mSphere.00357-16
