Global Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii : An Atlas of the Molecular Types
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-23, 23 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
23
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Diseases
Abstract EN
Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease affecting more than one million people per year worldwide.
The main etiological agents of cryptococcosis are the two sibling species Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii that present numerous differences in geographical distribution, ecological niches, epidemiology, pathobiology, clinical presentation and molecular characters.
Genotyping of the two Cryptococcus species at subspecies level supplies relevant information to understand how this fungus has spread worldwide, the nature of its population structure, and how it evolved to be a deadly pathogen.
At present, nine major molecular types have been recognized: VNI, VNII, VNB, VNIII, and VNIV among C.
neoformans isolates, and VGI, VGII, VGIII, and VGIV among C.
gattii isolates.
In this paper all the information available in the literature concerning the isolation of the two Cryptococcus species has been collected and analyzed on the basis of their geographical origin, source of isolation, level of identification, species, and molecular type.
A detailed analysis of the geographical distribution of the major molecular types in each continent has been described and represented on thematic maps.
This study represents a useful tool to start new epidemiological surveys on the basis of the present knowledge.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cogliati, Massimo. 2013. Global Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii : An Atlas of the Molecular Types. Scientifica،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489573
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cogliati, Massimo. Global Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii : An Atlas of the Molecular Types. Scientifica No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489573
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cogliati, Massimo. Global Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii : An Atlas of the Molecular Types. Scientifica. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489573
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489573