Population Genetic Analyses Reveal the African Origin and Strain Variation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii

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Anastasia P. Litvintseva ,

* E-mail: anastasia.litvintseva@dm.duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Thomas G. Mitchell

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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About the Authors

Anastasia P. Litvintseva

* E-mail: anastasia.litvintseva@dm.duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Thomas G. Mitchell

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Population genetics
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Phylogenetic analysis
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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Species diversity
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Yeast infections
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