Open AccessEcological Niche Modeling of Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia, Canada
Author(s) -
Sunny Mak,
Brian Klinkenberg,
Karen H. Bartlett,
Murray Fyfe
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901448
Subject(s) - cryptococcus gattii , ecological niche , environmental niche modelling , geography , ecology , niche , environmental data , environmental monitoring , biology , cryptococcosis , habitat , immunology
Cryptococcus gattii emerged on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, in 1999, causing human and animal illness. Environmental sampling for C.gattii in southwestern BC has isolated the fungal organism from native vegetation, soil, air, and water.
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