Cryptococcus neoformans is a causative agent for pulmonary infection and
meningoencephalitis. Understanding the host's response to C. neoformans infection is …

The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans has three major virulence factors: growth at
37° C, capsule synthesis, and melanin formation. Recently in Cell, Liu et al.(2008) employed …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen and a leading cause of death
in immunocompromised individuals. The interactions of this yeast with host phagocytes are …

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of mortality
among the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome …

Melanin formation is a promising target for antifungal development. We screened a
collection of 727 compounds that were previously approved for clinical use in humans for …

Correspondence to: Alexander Idnurm; Email: idnurma@ umkc. edu Submitted: 06/25/11;
Accepted: 06/27/11 DOI: 10.4161/viru. 2.4. 17044 brain, and melanized C. neoformans cells …

The Cryptococcus neoformans species complex (CNSC) is a common opportunistic human
fungal pathogen and the most frequent cause of fungal meningitis. There are three major …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous human fungal pathogen. This pathogen can
undergo morphotype transition between the yeast and the filamentous form and such …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an environmental yeast and the etiologic agent of
cryptococcosis. This thesis is focused on the secretion and function of two C. neoformans …

Background: Melanin production due to phenoloxidase activity is a distinctive property of
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex yeasts. Therefore, an …