Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii from a Castanopsis argyrophylla tree hollow (Mai-Kaw), Chiang Mai, Thailand

TY - JOUR

T1 - Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii from a Castanopsis argyrophylla tree hollow (Mai-Kaw), Chiang Mai, Thailand

AU - Khayhan, Kantarawee

AU - Hagen, Ferry

AU - Norkaew, Treepradab

AU - Puengchan, Tanpalang

AU - Boekhout, Teun

AU - Sriburee, Pojana

PY - 2017/3/1

Y1 - 2017/3/1

N2 - The pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus gattii was isolated from a tree hollow of a Castanopsis argyrophylla King ex Hook.f. (Fagaceae) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Molecular characterization with amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and multi-locus sequence typing showed that this isolate belonged to genotype AFLP4/VGI representing C. gattii sensu stricto. Subsequent comparison of the environmental isolate with those from clinical samples from Thailand showed that they grouped closely together in a single cluster.

AB - The pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus gattii was isolated from a tree hollow of a Castanopsis argyrophylla King ex Hook.f. (Fagaceae) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Molecular characterization with amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and multi-locus sequence typing showed that this isolate belonged to genotype AFLP4/VGI representing C. gattii sensu stricto. Subsequent comparison of the environmental isolate with those from clinical samples from Thailand showed that they grouped closely together in a single cluster.

U2 - 10.1007/s11046-016-0067-7

DO - 10.1007/s11046-016-0067-7

M3 - Article

SN - 0301-486X

VL - 182

JO - Mycopathologia

JF - Mycopathologia

ER -