Capsule production is common among bacterial species, but relatively rare in eukaryotic
microorganisms. Members of the fungal Cryptococcus genus are known to produce …

Many microbes are surrounded by phagocytosis‐inhibiting capsules. We took advantage of
the large size of the polysaccharide capsule of the pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus …

The life-threatening fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are
differentiated from all other human fungal pathogens by the presence of a gelatinous …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening infections in
immunocompromised individuals. Its main virulence factor is an extracellular polysaccharide …

The extracellular polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans is a well-recognized
virulence factor. Strain 602 is an acapsular clinical isolate of unknown serotype which has …

The capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans is its dominant virulence factor and plays a key
role in the biology of this fungus. In this essay, we focus on the capsule as a cellular …

Invasive fungal infections, including cryptococcosis, are a growing threat to
immunocompromised patients. Although Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii …

The polysaccharide capsule of fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is a critical
virulence factor that has historically evaded complete characterization. Cryptococcal …

Cryptococcus neoformans produces vesicles containing its major virulence factor, the
capsular polysaccharide glucuronoxylomannan (GXM). These vesicles cross the cell wall to …

Few fungi are pathogenic to humans. Of these, Cryptococcus neoformans has emerged as
an important cause of mortality in immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS …