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. 1978 Oct;108(4):337-40.
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112628.

Distribution of alpha and alpha mating types of Cryptococcus neoformans among natural and clinical isolates

K J Kwon-Chung, J E Bennett

Distribution of alpha and alpha mating types of Cryptococcus neoformans among natural and clinical isolates

K J Kwon-Chung et al. Am J Epidemiol. 1978 Oct.

Abstract

Survey revealed that the mating type alpha is predominant among natural and clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans regardless of the serotype. The ratio of alpha and a type was about 40:1 among 105 natural isolates and 30:1 in 233 clinical isolates.

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