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 …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of fungal meningoencephalitis in
immunocompromised patients. Despite recent advances in the genetics and molecular …

Genealogy can illuminate the evolutionary path of important human pathogens. In some
microbes, strict clonal reproduction predominates, as with the worldwide dissemination of …

Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening disease in otherwise healthy hosts and to a
lesser extent in immunocompromised hosts. The highest incidence for this disease is on …

The ecological niche that a species can occupy is determined by its resource requirements
and the physical conditions necessary for survival. The niche to which an organism is most …

Three common systemic human fungal pathogens—Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida
albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus—have retained all the machinery to engage in sexual …

Infectious fungi are among a broad group of microbial pathogens that has and continues to
emerge concomitantly due to the global AIDS pandemic as well as an overall increase of …

Cryptococcus neoformans is the major causative agent of fungal meningoencephalitis in
both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. During infection, this fungus …

Cryptococcus neoformans frequently causes fungal meningitis in immunocompromised
patients, whereas the related species C. gattii is restricted to tropical and subtropical …