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Yes
Facultative intracellular pathogen
Genome sequencing strain (Broad Institute, USA)
GGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCAGTAGAGAATATTGGACTTCGGTCCATTTATCTACCCATCTACACCTGTGAACTGTTTATGTGCTTCGGCACGTTTTACACAAACTTCTAAATGTAATGAATGTAATCTTATTATAACAATAATAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTTCCACATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCAACTTGCGCCCTTTGGTATTCCGAAGGGCATGCCTGTTTGAGAGTCATGAAAATCTCAATCCCTCGGGTTTTATTACCTGTTGGACTTGGATTTGGGTGTTTGCCGCGACCTGCAAAGGACGTCGGCTCGCCTTAAATGTGTTAGTGGGAAGGTGATTACCTGTCAGCCCGGCGTAATAAGTTTCGCTGGGCCTATGGGGTAGTCTTCGGCTTGCTGATAACAACCATCTCTTTTTGTTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGGCTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAATAA
ATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAAAGAAACTAACAAGGATTCCCTTAGTAACGGCGAGTGAACCGGGAAGAGCTCAAATTTGAAATCTGGCGTCCTCCGGGCGTCCGAGTTGTAATCTACAGAAACGTTTTCCGTGCTGGACCGTGTCTAAGTCCCTTGGAATAGGGTATCAAAGAGGGTGACAATCCCGTACTTGACACGATCACCAGTGCTCTGTGATACGTTTTCTACGAGTCGCGTTACTTGGGAGTGTAGCGCAAAATGGGTGGTAAACTCCATCTAAAGCTAAATATTGGTGGAAGACCGATAGCGAACAAGTACCGTGAGGGAAAGATGAAAAGCACTTTGGAAAGAGAGTTAAACAGTACGTGAAATTGTTGAAAGGGAAACGATTGAAGTCAGTCGTGTCTATTGGGTTCAGCCAGTTCTGCTGGTGTATTCCCTTTAGACGGGTCAACATCAGTTCTGATCGGTGGATAAGGGCTGGGGGAATGTAGCACTCTTCGGAGTGTGTTATAGCCTCCTGTCGCATACACTGGTTGGGACTGAGGAATGCAGCTCGCCTTTATGGCCGGGGTTCGCCCACGTTCGAGCTTAGGATGTTGACAAAATGGCTTTAAACGAC
ATGGGAACGGGGTGCTGTAAGTGGTAGAGTAGCCTTGTTGCTACGATCCACTGAGGCTAAGCCCTTGTTCTATAGATTTGTCTCTAACATGTTGGGTCTCGGGGGGCTTCCTCTAGAGACTTGGATGTAAGGGGCTTTACGCATTCGCATAACTTATGAAGTGTGGATGACTCTAGGAGGGGTCTGAGAATGTGCTGTGCCAGCCAGGCTGATAATAGTTTAATTGTTAGCTTGGACTTGTACACAGTCTCATCAGTCTTCAGCTTGGGTCATTGATATTCTGTAAGTCAAAACTTATCCATTCACTGTAGTAGGTTGCGGAGGACTTGAAAGTTCTCTCTGCAATTGAGACACTTACCAGGCCATCGCAAGTTGGCAGTGTACGCTACTGATTTTATGGTCGTGGGGGACTTGGGAGCTGGTGCTTGTGTCGCATGAGGTAGAGTTGATATGGACGGATGGAAGAGAAGCATATGTGTATGTCGCGGGGGACTTGGGGTAAGACGCCTTGCGGCAAGTAGAGTCAACCAGTAGTGACTTCTTTTAGTCGTGGGGGACTTTGGTAATGGTAGTGAGCCGGAATAAGGGATGGATAAATGTAGTATGGATGGTGACAGGGGGAGCAGCAGAGCGTACGCAGTGGGTATGTATATAGTTGAAAAGGGATGGGCAGTAGAATTTTGAGAAATTAATGACCTAAGGGTGATTCTAATAGGCTTGTCAAGAAAAAAGTTAAGTTGAATCAAGCTGGGTCAAGCAAAGTCTAGAAAAGATTTATTGTCACCAATAATTGCCCAAGTCGCGGGGGGCTTGTCACTTCTCTTGCTCATTGTGGGTCCAGTCT
TACTTGCATAAATACAATGGTCGTCAAGGTTGGAATCAACGGTTTCGGTACGTAATCGATCCCTCTCTTCCCATTGCTTCATATACCACCGATGTGACTTCCGAATTTGTGCGCTGTTCTTGAGCTACGGTAGCTAACAACTATGTGATAGGTCGTATTGGTCGAATTGTTCTCAGGTATGCTTTTAAATCAACGGGGTAGGACGTCCATGTATCTAACATTCAAGTTAGGAACGCCATCGAGCATGGAGATCTCGAGGTTGTTGCTGTCAACGAGTGAGTGTCCCAAATGTTGACCCATTGGATGAATTACTAAATTGTCCATAGCCCTTTCATTGACTTGGACTACATGGTACGGTACTCCTGTCTGCCCAATAACCTCGTTTAGTACTAACGCTATTGCACAGGTCTACATGTTCAAGTATGACTCCGTAAGTCTTCGATACTTCTAGCGCTCTATATGGCTTATTAACCTGATTCCCGACAGACTCATGGTCGTTTTAAGGGCTCCGTCGAGGTTAAGGACGGTAAGCTTTACATCAACAACAAGGCCATTGCCGTCTTCGGTGAGAAGGACCCTGCCAACATCAAGTGGGGTGAGGCTGGTGCCGAATACGTCGTTGAATCTACCGGTGTTTTCACGACTACCGAAAAGGCCAGTGTTCAT
Nucleotide (GenBank) : KU729082 ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene
Nucleotide (GenBank) : AF254790 Filobasidiella neoformans var. neoformans vacuolar (H+)-ATPase
Nucleotide (GenBank) : AF098972 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase TOR1 (TOR1), complete coding sequence
Nucleotide (GenBank) : AF097888 macrolide-binding protein FKBP12 (FRR1) gene, complete coding sequence
Nucleotide (GenBank) : AF097889 macrolide-binding protein FKBP12 (FRR1) mRNA, complete coding sequence
Nucleotide (GenBank) : AACO02000000 Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99, whole genome shotgun sequencing project.
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