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

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

The human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans has a distinctive polysaccharide
(PS) capsule that enlarges during infection. The capsule is essential for virulence, but the …

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

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 …

The capsule is certainly the most prominent virulence factor in Cryptococcus neoformans:
acapsular strains are avirulent, and capsular polysaccharides have a deleterious effect on …

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 …

The capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans can undergo dramatic enlargement, a
phenomenon associated with virulence. A prior study that used Ab to the capsule as a …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast and an opportunistic fungal pathogen
responsible for lifethreatening infections of the central nervous system (CNS) in HIV-1 …

Capsule formation plays a significant role in the pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans.
To study the molecular basis of capsule synthesis, the capsule-deficient phenotype of a …