Cryptococcus neoformans: life cycle, morphogenesis, and virulence

GJ He, L Zhang, S Ma, H Ding, X Xu, Y Yang… - Molecular Medical …, 2024 - Elsevier
… This chapter presents Cryptococcus neoformans, an important model human fungal pathogen,
with a focus on sexual reproduction and morphogenesis given that they play key roles in …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of Cryptococcus neoformans-Mediated Host Damage

A Casadevall, C Coelho, A Alanio - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is not usually considered a cytotoxic fungal pathogen but there is
… In this essay, we review the evidence that C. neoformans damages host cells and note that …

[HTML][HTML] Dormancy in Cryptococcus neoformans: 60 years of accumulating evidence

A Alanio - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Cryptococcus neoformans is an … Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycetous opportunistic
yeast that is widely present in the environment. It causes human cryptococcosis, which …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic switching in Cryptococcus neoformans

BC Fries, DL Goldman, A Casadevall - Microbes and infection, 2002 - Elsevier
… In many human parasites phenotype changes are part of a complex life cycle and are
required to facilitate a transmission from vector to host. In each of these cases the phenotype …

Environmental study ofCryptococcus neoformans in and around Adana, Turkey

M Ilkit, A Ateş, A Turaç-Biçer, E Yula - Annals of microbiology, 2006 - Springer
… The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of Cryptococcus neoformans in its well-…
life cycle of Cryptococcus neoformans, such as alkaline pH and high carbon ratio of the soil. …

Cryptococcosis.

JE Sykes - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
… The life cycle of Cryptococcus spp. involves vegetative growth … neoformans is the most
common cryptococcal species isolated … cryptococcosis in North America are also infected with C. …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of Replicative Lifespan in Cryptococcus neoformans: Implications for Virulence

T Bouklas, N Jain, BC Fries - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a formidable fungal pathogen that causes disease in
immunocompromised individuals; especially AIDS patients and organ transplant recipients (Perfect …

[HTML][HTML] Proteomics of Cryptococcus neoformans: From the Lab to the Clinic

B Muselius, SL Durand, J Geddes-McAlister - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
… human fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans is found … of murine models of cryptococcal
infection, which provide valuable … medical approaches to eradicate diseases caused by C. …

Serologic grouping of Cryptococcus neoformans

DE Wilson, JE Bennett… - Proceedings of the society …, 1968 - journals.sagepub.com
… One hundred and six isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans were investigated by agglutination
and absorption studies with anti-cryptococcal sera. In addition to the three previously …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Amino Acid Permeases and Tryptophan Biosynthesis in Cryptococcus neoformans Survival

JDS Fernandes, K Martho, V Tofik, MA Vallim… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen with many habitats. As a result,
it faces frequent metabolic shifts and challenges during its life cycle… during their life cycle [4]…