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ABC typing assigned 27 isolates to genotype B, 10 to genotype A and 4 to genotype C. All isolates were heterozygous (a\/\u03b1) at the mating\u2010type locus. MLST analysis identified 116 alleles, including 20 novel alleles, and 36 diploid sequence types, of which 28 were newly described. Twenty\u2010two isolates clustered within 11 clonal complexes shared with human isolates, whereas 19 were singletons. Animal isolates were distributed across nine established MLST clades, with no clear association with host species. 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