Cryptococcus neoformans is a facultative intracellular fungal pathogen that has a
polysaccharide capsule and causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis. Its capsule, as …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a facultative intracellular fungal pathogen that has a
polysaccharide capsule and causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis. Its capsule, as …

Microbial survival in a host is usually dependent on the ability of a pathogen to undergo
changes that promote escape from host defense mechanisms. The human-pathogenic …

The cryptococcus-specific protein antiphagocytic protein 1 (App1) regulates Cryptococcus
neoformans virulence by controlling macrophage-driven fungal phagocytosis. This is …

Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of fungal meningitis in humans. Production
of a polysaccharide capsule is a key virulence property for the fungus and capsule synthesis …

Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of fungal meningitis in humans. Production
of a polysaccharide capsule is a key virulence property for the fungus and capsule synthesis …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that, after inhalation, can disseminate to the
brain. Host alveolar macrophages (AMs) represent the first defense against the fungus …

Calcineurin modulates environmental stress survival and virulence of the human fungal
pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Previously, we identified 44 putative calcineurin …

Calcineurin modulates environmental stress survival and virulence of the human fungal
pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Previously, we identified 44 putative calcineurin …

The basidiomycete fungus Cryptococcus neoformans infects humans via inhalation of
desiccated yeast cells or spores from the environment. In the absence of effective immune …