The Fungus among Us: Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Ecological Modeling for Colombia.

ABSTRACT: The environmental isolation of Cryptococcus spp. is typically a difficult undertaking. Collecting samples in the field is costly in terms of travel, personnel time and materials. Furthermore, the recovery rate of Cryptococcus spp. may be very low, thereby requiring a large number of samples to be taken without any guarantee of success. Ecological niche modeling is a tool that has traditionally been used to forecast the distribution of plant and animal of species for biodiversity and conservation purposes. Here, we use it in a public health application to produce risk area maps for cryptococcal disease in Colombia. The Genetic Algorithm for Ruleset Production (GARP) was used to create models for Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) and Cryptococcus gattii (C. gattii), based on environmen

SUBMITTER: Mak S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5753128 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature