Currently microorganisms are best identified using 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene
sequencing. However, in recent years matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of …

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

Within the past decade, clinical microbiology laboratories experienced revolutionary
changes in the way in which microorganisms are identified, moving away from slow …

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

The mortality associated with invasive fungal infections remains high with that involving rare
yeast pathogens other than C andida being no exception. This is in part due to the severe …

The microbiological management of patients with suspected bacterial infection includes the
identification of the pathogen and the determination of the antibiotic susceptibility. These …

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 …

Pulmonary cryptococcosis describes an invasive lung mycosis caused by Cryptococcus
neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii complex. It is often a high-consequence disease in both …

Matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF MS) is
increasingly used by clinical microbiology laboratories to cope with the need for rapid, cost …

This study compared the performance of three matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–
time of flight mass spectrometry systems: Microflex LT (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany) …