Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes cause
meningoencephalitis with high fatality rates and considerable morbidity, particularly in …

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

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the two etiologic agents of
cryptococcosis. They belong to the phylum Basidiomycota and can be readily distinguished …

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

Few among the millions of fungal species fulfill four basic conditions necessary to infect
humans: high temperature tolerance, ability to invade the human host, lysis and absorption …

Fungi must meet four criteria to infect humans: growth at human body temperatures,
circumvention or penetration of surface barriers, lysis and absorption of tissue, and …

The outcome of cryptococcal pneumonia correlates with local macrophage polarization
status, as M1 and M2 polarization marks protective and nonprotective responses …

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 …

Background The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) 2010 Clinical Practice
Guidelines for the management of cryptococcosis outlined three key populations at risk of …

The importance of the Basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans to human health has
stimulated its development as an experimental model for both basic physiology and …