Pathogenic microorganisms employ specialized virulence factors to cause disease. Biofilm
formation and the production of a polysaccharide capsule are two important virulence factors …

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening
meningitis in immunocompromised individuals. The expression of virulence factors …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen of immunocompromised people that causes
fatal meningitis. The fungal cell wall is essential to viability and pathogenesis of C …

Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is an opportunistic, encapsulated, yeast-like fungus that
causes severe meningoencephalitis, especially in countries with high HIV prevalence. In …

Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of death by fungal meningoencephalitis;
however, treatment options remain limited. Here we report the construction of 264 signature …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast-like fungus capable of causing life
threatening meningoencephalitis in patients with impaired immunity. This microbe primarily …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a prevalent human fungal pathogen that must survive within
various tissues in order to establish a human infection. We have identified the C …

The environmental yeast Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of deadly
fungal meningitis in primarily immunocompromised populations. A number of factors …

Cryptococcus neoformans causes fatal fungal meningoencephalitis. Here, we study the
roles played by fungal kinases and transcription factors (TFs) in blood-brain barrier (BBB) …

The polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans—an opportunistic basidiomycete
pathogen and the major etiological agent of fungal meningoencephalitis—is a key virulence …