Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycetous yeast ubiquitous in the environment, a
model for fungal pathogenesis, and an opportunistic human pathogen of global importance …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycete fungal pathogen of humans that has diverged
considerably from other model fungi such as Neurospora crassa, Aspergillus nidulans …

▪ Abstract Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus that primarily afflicts
immunocompromised patients, infecting the central nervous system to cause …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast responsible for more than
600,000 deaths each year. It occurs as two serotypes (A and D) representing two varieties …

The availability of the whole-genome sequence from the 2 known varieties of the human
pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans provides an opportunity to study the relative …

The ability of fungi to grow well at mammalian body temperatures is a fundamental
characteristic of invasive human fungal pathogens. Cryptococcus neoformans, with its …

The disease cryptococcosis, caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, is acquired
directly from environmental exposure rather than transmitted person-to-person. One …

The pathogenic species of Cryptococcus are a major cause of mortality owing to severe
infections in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent individuals. Although …

Cryptococcus neoformans (= Filobasidiella neoformans) is a significant emerging fungal
pathogen of humans. To understand the evolution of this pathogen, 34 strains were obtained …

Cryptococcus neoformans has become a common central nervous system pathogen as the
immunocompromised populations enlarge world-wide. This encapsulated yeast has …