Environmental distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. Gattii around the Mediterranean basin

• Authors: Akcaglar S, Al-Yasiri MH, Alonso B, Bertout S, Boekhout T, Caggiano G, Cerikcioglu N, Cogliati M, Colom MF, Criseo G, D'Amicis R, De Giglio O, Desnos-Ollivier M, Dipineto L, Dromer F, Ellabib MS, Ergin C, Ferreira-Paim K, Hagen F, Ilkit M, Inácio J, Kaya M, Korem M, Kwon-Chung KJ, Lockhart SR, Macci C, Mallié M, Marchese A, Martins Mda L, McCormick-Smith I, Meyer W, Mlinaric-Missoni E, Montagna MT, Nardoni S, Oliveri S, Pasquale V, Pereira C, Polacheck I, Ranque S, Rickerts V, Romeo O, Sampaio AC, Scopa A, Serio F, Susever S, Theelen B, Tintelnot K, Tore O, Tortorano AM, Trovato L, Varma A, Velegraki A, Vencà AC, Vezzulli L, Vieira ML, Zani A
• Publication Year: 2016
• Journal: FEMS Yeast Research
• Link: https://academic.oup.com/femsyr/article/16/4/fow045/2680354

In order to elucidate the distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii in the Mediterranean basin, an extensive environmental survey was carried out during 2012-2015. A total of 302 sites located in 12 countries were sampled, 6436 samples from 3765 trees were collected and 5% of trees were found to be colonized by cryptococcal yeasts. […]
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