Cryptococcus gattii VGI WM276 | Crga_r

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Taxonomy: Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | Basidiomycota | Agaricomycotina | Tremellomycetes | Tremellales | Cryptococcaceae | Cryptococcus | Cryptococcus gattii species complex | Cryptococcus gattii VGI Synonym: Cryptococcus neoformans WM276, Cryptococcus bacillisporus WM276, Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcus neoformans var. shanghaiensis, Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, Cryptococcus neoformans var. gatti, Cryptococcus neoformans serotype C (in-part), Cryptococcus neoformans serotype B (in-part), Cryptococcus neoformans B (in-part), Filobasidiella neoformans var. gattii (misnomer) Comment: Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening infection of the pulmonary and central nervous systems in hosts with normal immunity and traditionally has been considered to be restricted geographically to tropical and subtropical climates. Go to NCBI Taxonomy (367775) Encyclopedia of life Wikipedia Projects: National Center for Biotechnology Information: NCBI Fungi Genomes Project Publication: D'Souza CA, Kronstad JW, Taylor G et. al. (2011) Genome variation in Cryptococcus gattii, an emerging pathogen of immunocompetent hosts. MBio 2, e00342-e00310. 10.1128/mBio.00342-10