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

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

Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease affecting more than one million people per year
worldwide. The main etiological agents of cryptococcosis are the two sibling species …

This review discusses the epidemiology of the most clinically relevant opportunistic fungal
infections in Latin America, including candidiasis, cryptococcosis, trichosporonosis …

Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeasts
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, acquired from the environment. In Latin America, as …

Abstract (See the Editorial Commentary by Marr, on pages 1196–8.) Background.
Cryptococcus gattii (Cg) has caused increasing infections in the US Pacific Northwest (PNW) …

Cryptococcus gattii has recently emerged as a primary pathogen of humans and wild and
domesticated animals in British Columbia, particularly on Vancouver Island. C. gattii …

Cryptococcosis is an important systemic mycosis and the third most prevalent disease in
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals. The incidence of cryptococcosis is …

Infectious fungi are among a broad group of microbial pathogens that has and continues to
emerge concomitantly due to the global AIDS pandemic as well as an overall increase of …

Cryptococcus neoformans frequently causes fungal meningitis in immunocompromised
patients, whereas the related species C. gattii is restricted to tropical and subtropical …