Phylogenetic analysis of 11 genetic loci and results from many genotyping studies revealed
significant genetic diversity with the pathogenic Cryptococcus gattii/Cryptococcus …

Rolling circle amplification (RCA) is an isothermal enzymatic process where a short DNA or
RNA primer is amplified to form a long single stranded DNA or RNA using a circular DNA …

Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) promises rapid, sensitive and specific diagnosis of infectious,
inherited and genetic disease. The next generation of diagnostic devices will interrogate the …

Viruses are ubiquitous in the environment. While many impart no deleterious effects on their
hosts, several are major pathogens. This risk of pathogenicity, alongside the fact that many …

Multiplexed isothermal amplification and detection of nucleic acid sequences and
biomarkers is of increasing importance in diverse areas including advanced diagnostics …

Extensive advances in technology offer a vast variety of diagnostic methods that save time
and costs, but identification of fungal species causing human infections remains challenging …

Many species of fungi can cause disease in plants, animals and humans. Accurate and
robust detection and quantification of fungi is essential for diagnosis, modeling and …

Sensitive, reliable and cost-effective detection of pathogens has wide ranging applications
in clinical diagnostics and therapeutics, water and food safety, environmental monitoring …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are closely related pathogenic fungi.
Cryptococcus neoformans is ecologically widespread and affects primarily …