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

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 …

Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening infection of the pulmonary and central nervous
systems in hosts with normal immunity and traditionally has been considered to be restricted …

This communication describes the consensus multi-locus typing scheme established by the
Cryptococcal Working Group I (Genotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii) of the …

Cryptococcosis is an infectious disease caused by pathogenic encapsulated yeasts in the
genus Cryptococcus. Currently, two species of these fungi commonly cause disease in …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of fungal meningoencephalitis in
immunocompromised patients. Despite recent advances in the genetics and molecular …

To determine the population structure of the cryptococcosis agents in China, we analyzed
the genotype of 120 Cryptococcus neoformans and 9 Cryptococcus gattii strains isolated …

Cryptococcosis is a significant invasive fungal infection with noteworthy morbidity and
mortality, primarily caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. In China …

The origin of virulence in environmental fungi that have no requirement for animal hosts in
their life cycle is enigmatic. Cryptococcus neoformans is a human pathogenic fungus with …

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 …