The Biology of the Cryptococcus neoformans Species Complex

X Lin, J Heitman - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of fungal meningoencephalitis in
immunocompromised patients. Despite recent advances in the genetics and molecular …

Cryptococcosis: epidemiology, fungal resistance, and new alternatives for treatment

FP Gullo, SA Rossi, JCO Sardi, VLI Teodoro… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Cryptococcosis is an important systemic mycosis and the third most prevalent disease in
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals. The incidence of cryptococcosis is …

Characterization of Environmental Sources of the Human and Animal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia, Canada, and the Pacific Northwest of the …

SE Kidd, Y Chow, S Mak, PJ Bach… - Applied and …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Cryptococcus neoformans: morphogenesis, infection, and evolution

X Lin - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2009 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is the major causative agent of fungal meningoencephalitis in
both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. During infection, this fungus …

[HTML][HTML] Regional pattern of the molecular types of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in Brazil

L Trilles, MS Lazéra, B Wanke, RV Oliveira… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
The molecular types of 443 Brazilian isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans and
Cryptococcus gattii were analyzed to determine their geographic distribution within Brazil …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity of the Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species complex

M Bovers, F Hagen, T Boekhout - Revista Iberoamericana de …, 2008 - reviberoammicol.com
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Diversity of the Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species complex Marjan …

Cryptococcosis: a review of the Brazilian experience for the disease

MCSM Pappalardo, MSC Melhem - Revista do Instituto de Medicina …, 2003 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. The disease
occurs in patients with cellular immunodeficiency. The incidence of cryptococcosis arises …

Prevalence of Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus gattii Serotype C among Patients with AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

AP Litvintseva, R Thakur, LB Reller… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcus gattii is a group of exogenous, neurotropic yeasts that possess the capsular
serotype B or C. Isolates of serotype C are extremely rare and, until recently, were known to …

Virulence in Cryptococcus species

H Ma, RC May - Advances in applied microbiology, 2009 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the cause of life-threatening
meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals …

New insights into HIV/AIDS‐associated cryptococcosis

S Antinori - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcal meningitis is a life‐threatening opportunistic fungal infection in both HIV‐
infected and HIV‐uninfected patients. According to the most recent taxonomy, the …