… Cryptococcus neoformans is characterized by its ability to induce a distinct polysaccharide
capsule … The induction of capsule is a complex biological process encompassing regulation at …

… Finally, we summarize the most commonly used media that induce capsule growth in C. …
to identify the proper conditions to induce capsule size of a particular C. neoformans strain. …

… We conclude that both serum and CO 2 induce capsule growth and that this induction is …
Our results establish that capsule growth is induced in C. neoformans strains by mammalian sera…

… neoformans capsule and the induction of cytokines. … Differences in Cryptococcus neoformans
capsular polysaccharide structure influence assembly of alternative complement pathway …

… capsule widths for yeast cells grown under capsule induction … grown in the absence of
capsule induction conditions (P < … capsule induction conditions and cells grown under capsule …

… The uniqueness and importance of the Cryptococcus capsule The most distinctive
feature of Cryptococcus neoformans is the polysaccharide capsule. C. …

… capsule inducing media for the two different strains of C. neoformans shows that capsule …
was significantly increased when grown in ACSF at pH 5.5, temperature 34C for ATCC C. …

… under conditions where wild type cells develop thickened capsules. Capsule induction in
other C neoformans strains. Four recent clinical isolates from CSF (MC, F396, KEH) or lung …

… We propose a model for capsule growth in which capsule induction stimulus is followed
by a transient arrest in G 1 that induces capsular enlargement until a certain size is reached, …

… Although capsules are commonly found among bacteria, there are a few encapsulated …
The best characterized fungal capsule belongs to Cryptococcus neoformans. The capsule of this …