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 …

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 …

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

Infections caused by the emerging pathogen Cryptococcus gattii are increasing in frequency
in North America. During the past decade, interest in the pathogen has continued to grow …

It has been more than a century sinceCryptococcus was first described in 1894, 1 but only in
the last 30 years have investigators begun to understand this complex and devastating …

Cryptococcus gattii emerged on Vancouver Island in 1999 for unknown reasons, causing
human and animal fatalities and illness. The apparent emergence of this fungus in another …

Cryptococcus remains one of the leading causes of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS)-related deaths, and is among the most common fungal pathogens worldwide. 1 …

The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the relationship between occurrence of
the serotypes of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex in tree samples and the …