Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (serotype D) represents about 30% of the clinical
isolates in Europe and is present less frequently in the other continents. It is the prevalent
etiological agent in primary cutaneous cryptococcosis as well as in cryptococcal skin lesions
of disseminated cryptococcosis. Very little is known about the genotypic diversity of this
Cryptococcus subtype. The aim of this study was to investigate the genotypic diversity
among a set of clinical and environmental C. neoformans var. neoformans isolates and to …