The ability of microorganisms to colonise and display an intracellular lifestyle within a host
body increases their fitness to survive and avoid extinction. This host–pathogen association …

Microbes exist in complex communities in the environment. The interaction between fungi,
such as the opportunistic pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, and antagonistic …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a facultative intracellular pathogen responsible for fungal
meningoencephalitis primarily in immunocompromised individuals. It has become evident …

The origin of virulence in environmental fungi that have no requirement for animal hosts in
their life cycle is enigmatic. Cryptococcus neoformans is a human pathogenic fungus with …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes almost half a million deaths
each year. It is believed that most humans are infected with C. neoformans, possibly in a …

Upon Cryptococcus neoformans infection of the host lung, the fungus enters a nutrient poor
environment and must adapt to a variety of host-specific stress conditions (temperature …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycetes fungus and can cause meningoencephalitis
especially in immunocompromised patients. Cryptococcus can be grown in many different …

Environmental pathogenic fungi present a paradox in that they are virulent in animals
without requiring animal hosts for replication or survival, a phenomenon we call 'ready …

The human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is able to rapidly and effectively
adapt to varying conditions, favoring its survival in the environment and in the infected host …

Phagocytosis is a receptor-mediated process that leads to the internalization of foreign
particles into phagocytic cells. Phagocytic cells, such as macrophages, dendritic cells, and …