Cryptococcus gattii genotypes by geographic location

Cryptococcus gattii genotypes by geographic location

Location	Genotypes
Australia	VGI>>VGII
Papua New Guinea	VGI
British Columbia, Canada	VGIIa>VGIIb
Pacific Northwest, United States	VGIIa>VGIIc>VGIIb
Southern California, United States	VGIII, VGI, VGII
Asia	VGI, VGII, VGIII, VGIV
Africa	VGIV
South America	VGII, VGI, VGIII, VGIV
Mexico	VGI, VGII, VGIII, VGIV

Data from:

Harris J, Lockhart S, Chiller T. Cryptococcus gattii: Where do we go from here? Med Mycol 2012; 50:113.
Cogliati M. Global molecular epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii: An atlas of the molecular types. Scientifica 2013. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/scientifica/2013/675213/ (Accessed on September 4, 2013).
Byrnes EJ, Li W, Lewit Y, et al. Emergence and pathogenicity of highly virulent Cryptococcus gattii genotypes in the northwest United States. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1000850.

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