Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycetes fungus and can cause meningoencephalitis
especially in immunocompromised patients. Cryptococcus can be grown in many different …

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

Microbes exist in complex communities in the environment. The interaction between fungi,
such as the opportunistic pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, and antagonistic …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen with a propensity to infect the
central nervous system of immune compromised individuals causing life-threatening …

Due to its location, the fungal cell wall is the compartment that allows the interaction with the
environment and/or the host, playing an important role during infection as well as in different …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a facultative intracellular pathogen responsible for fungal
meningoencephalitis primarily in immunocompromised individuals. It has become evident …

Background The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of illness
and death in persons with predisposing factors, including: malignancies, solid organ …

The ability of microorganisms to colonise and display an intracellular lifestyle within a host
body increases their fitness to survive and avoid extinction. This host–pathogen association …

Variability of phenotypic characteristics in Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and var.
neoformans as well as Cryptococcus gattii can have diverse effects on the virulence of these …

Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are fungal pathogens that are most commonly found
in infections of the central nervous system, which cause life-threatening …