Consensus multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii.
Meyer W., Aanensen DM., Boekhout T., Cogliati M., Diaz MR., Esposto MC., Fisher M., Gilgado F., Hagen F., Kaocharoen S., Litvintseva AP., Mitchell TG., Simwami SP., Trilles L., Viviani MA., Kwon-Chung J.
This communication describes the consensus multi-locus typing scheme established by the Cryptococcal Working Group I (Genotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii) of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) using seven unlinked genetic loci for global strain genotyping. These genetic loci include the housekeeping genes CAP59,GPD1, LAC1, PLB1, SOD1, URA5 and the IGS1 region. Allele and sequence type information are accessible at http://www.mlst.net/ .