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 …

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 …

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 …

Abstract British Columbia, Canada, has the largest reported population of Cryptococcus
gattii–infected persons worldwide. To assess the impact of illness, we retrospectively …

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 …

Over the past two decades, several fungal outbreaks have occurred, including the high-
profile 'Vancouver Island'and 'Pacific Northwest'outbreaks, caused by Cryptococcus gattii …

Cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal mycosis, is caused by members of the Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes. In Latin America, cryptococcal …

Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans are causal agents of cryptococcosis,
which manifests as pneumonia and meningitis. C. gattii has recently received widespread …