Molecular genetic analyses of mating pheromones reveal intervariety mating or hybridization in Cryptococcus neoformans.

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Published in Infect Immun on September 01, 2002

Authors

Vishnu Chaturvedi1, Jinjiang Fan, Birgit Stein, Melissa J Behr, William A Samsonoff, Brian L Wickes, Sudha Chaturvedi

Author Affiliations

1: Mycology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, School of Public Health, State University of New York, Albany 12201-2002, USA. vishnu@wadsworth.org

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