A holistic review on Cryptococcus neoformans

SS Rathore, J Sathiyamoorthy, C Lalitha… - Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen that causes infection in
immunocompromised individuals such as HIV patients, organ transplant patients …

Cryptococcus gattii: An Emerging Cause of Fungal Disease in North America

A Dixit, SF Carroll, ST Qureshi - … perspectives on infectious …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
During the latter half of the twentieth century, fungal pathogens such as Cryptococcus
neoformans were increasingly recognized as a significant threat to the health of immune …

Evidence of microevolution in a clinical case of recurrent Cryptococcus neoformans meningoencephalitis

E Blasi, A Brozzetti, D Francisci, R Neglia… - European Journal of …, 2001 - Springer
The aim of this study was to examine three serial isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from
a patient with AIDS for genotypical and phenotypical characteristics. The isolates were …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococci at the brain gate: break and enter or use a Trojan horse?

A Casadevall - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2010 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The mechanism by which Cryptococcus neoformans invades the central nervous system is
fundamental for understanding pathogenesis because cryptococcosis commonly presents …

The Cryptococcus neoformans genome sequencing project

J Heitman, A Casadevall, JK Lodge, JR Perfect - Mycopathologia, 1999 - Springer
Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycete that can cause life-threatening
meningoencephalitis in patients with and without impaired immune function. Cryptococcosis …

Cryptococcus neoformans variety gattii

TC Sorrell - Medical mycology, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii is emerging as a primary human pathogen which is
distinct genetically and biochemically from C. neoformans var. neoformans. There is …

The Intracellular Life of Cryptococcus neoformans

C Coelho, AL Bocca… - Annual Review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen with worldwide distribution. Serological
studies of human populations show a high prevalence of human infection, which rarely …

[HTML][HTML] Animal Models of Cryptococcus neoformans in Identifying Immune Parameters Associated With Primary Infection and Reactivation of Latent Infection

TG Normile, AM Bryan, M Del Poeta - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus species are environmental fungal pathogens and the causative agents of
cryptococcosis. Infection occurs upon inhalation of infectious particles, which proliferate in …

The tools for virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

C Coelho, AL Bocca, A Casadevall - Advances in applied microbiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes almost half a million deaths
each year. It is believed that most humans are infected with C. neoformans, possibly in a …

Cryptococcus neoformans: A sugar-coated killer with designer genes

JR Perfect - FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcus neoformans has become a common central nervous system pathogen as the
immunocompromised populations enlarge world-wide. This encapsulated yeast has …