Many globally isolated AD hybrid strains of Cryptococcus neoformans originated in Africa.
Interspecific and intervarietal hybridization may contribute to the biological diversity of fungal populations.Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic yeast and the most common fungal cause of meningitis in patients with AIDS.Most patients are infected with either of the two varieties of C.neoformans, designated as serotype A (C.neoformans var.grub