Same-sex mating and the origin of the Vancouver Island Cryptococcus gattii outbreak

James A. Fraser(Duke University), Steven S. Giles(Institute of Cell Biology), Emily C. Wenink(Laboratory of Molecular Genetics), Scarlett Geunes-Boyer(Institute of Cell Biology), Jo Rae Wright(Institute of Cell Biology), Stephanie Diezmann(Laboratory of Molecular Genetics), Andria Allen(Laboratory of Molecular Genetics), Jason Stajich(Laboratory of Molecular Genetics), Fred S. Dietrich(Laboratory of Molecular Genetics), John R. Perfect, Joseph Heitman(Duke University)

Nature

October 1, 2005

10.1038/nature04220

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