Research Article

[Retracted] The Predominance of a Specific Genotype of Cryptococcus neoformans var. Grubii in China and Japan

Table 1

List of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii strains studied, their sources, country of origin, CNG-Allele type, and multilocus microsatellite type (MLMT).

IFM strain numberSource of isolationCountry of originCNG1 allele type (TA repeat number)CNG2 allele type (GA repeat number)CNG3 allele type (CAT repeat number)MLMT type

45835 (WM09.168)UnknownCH, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45836UnknownCH, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45839UnknownCH, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45840UnknownCH, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45841UnknownCH, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45842 (WM09.169)PatientCH, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45843UnknownCH, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
40045 (WM09.170)UnknownN, Japan1 (9)3 (10)2 (7)2
46652 (WM09.171)SputumN, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
46654TBLBN, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
46655 (WM09.172)CSFN, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
46658BALN, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
59BALN, Japan3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
55983 (WM09.173)CSFBJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
55984CSFBJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
55985CSFBJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
55986 (WM09.174)CSFBJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
55987CSFBJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
56847 (WM09.176)CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
56848CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
56849CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
56850 (WM09.177)CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
56851CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45712CSFNJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45717 (WM09.181)CSFNJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
47272 (WM090.175)CSFBJ, China2 (11)5 (12)6 (12)14
47273CSFBJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45721 (WM09.178)PatientSH, China5 (14)5 (12)2 (7)39
45722PatientSH, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45723 (WM09.179)PatientSH, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45725PatientSH, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45726 (WM09.180)PatientSH, China1 (9)3 (10)1 (5)34
45760Pigeon droppingNJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45764 (WM09.185)Pigeon droppingNJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45766 (WM09.186)Pigeon droppingNJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45768Pigeon droppingNJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45772 (WM09.187)Pigeon droppingNJ, China4 (13)5 (12)2 (7)29
52696 (WM09.188)BALGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
52364 (WM09.189)CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
52366CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
52368CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
52370 (WM09.190)CSFGZ, China3 (12)4 (11)2 (7)16
52372CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
52376CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
52378CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
52379CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
52380CSFGZ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
45718 (WM09.182)CSFNJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
48163UnknownNJ, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
57499 (WM09.191)Pigeon droppingGY, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
57500Pigeon droppingGY, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17
57502Pigeon droppingGY, China3 (12)5 (12)2 (7)17

BAL: bronchial lavage; TBLB: transbronchial lung biopsy; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; BJ: Beijing; CH: Chiba; GY: Guiyang; GZ: Guangzhou; N: Nagasaki; NJ: Nanjing; SH: Shanghai.