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. 2021 Oct;186(5):729-731.
doi: 10.1007/s11046-021-00577-7. Epub 2021 Jul 5.

Cryptococcosis and Cryptococcus

Elaine Cristina Francisco  1   2 , Auke W de Jong  2   3 , Ferry Hagen  4   5
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Cryptococcosis and Cryptococcus

Elaine Cristina Francisco et al. Mycopathologia. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cryptococcus gattii; Cryptococcus neoformans; Diagnostics; Species complexes; Taxonomy; Treatment.

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Fig. 1
Characteristics of the pathogenic members in the Cryptococcus gattii/Cryptococcus neoformans species complexes. The upper part shows the 7 recognized species with serotype, AFLP genotype/molecular type, and geographic distribution. At the left side the C. neoformans species complex members, at the right side the C. gattii species complex members. Central to this are the environmental source and route of infection. The lower part depicts detection and identification methods, recommended treatment (based on [10]), and an overview of non-pathogenic species in the genus Cryptococcus (based on [1, 2, 6])
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