… fungal species. The best characterized fungal capsule belongs to Cryptococcus neoformans…
because it is the main virulence factor of this pathogenic organism (McClelland et al., 2006). …

Brain infection by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans results in inflammation of the meninges
and brain parenchyma, a condition known as meningoencephalitis. One million people …

… of humans that has diverged considerably from other model fungi such as … human fungal
pathogen Candida albicans. The recent completion of the genome sequences of two related C. …

… Life-threatening infections caused by the encapsulated fungal pathogen Cryptococcus
neoformans have been increasing steadily over the past 10 years because of the onset of AIDS …

The fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among
HIV-infected individuals. We utilized the completed genome sequence and optimized …

… its association with virulence in the basidiomyceteous fungal pathogen: C. neoformans. This
… neoformans, this review will stimulate thought and research into studies on dimorphism in a …

… Cryptococcus neoformans was first described as a human fungal pathogen more than a
century ago. One aspect of the C. …

… Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are encapsulated basidiomycetous …
Cryptococcus neoformans occurs world-wide, whereas C. gattii occurs predominantly in tropical …

… Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of fungal … This pathogenic yeast is ubiquitously
distributed in diverse … It is considered to be a cosmopolitan fungal pathogen that utilizes a …

… pathogens. IMPORTANCECryptococcus neoformans is a life-threatening human fungal
pathogen … estimated 1 million cases of cryptococcosis/year, predominantly meningoencephalitis …