Cryptococcus neoformans is a major fungal pathogen for patients with debilitated immune
systems. However, no information is available on the stability of virulence or of phenotypes …

First discovered over a century ago, Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycetous yeast
that causes human disease throughout the world [1, 2]. Although this organism grows …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a major pathogen of humans throughout the world. Using
commercial mAbs to capsular epitopes, strains of C. neoformans manifest five distinct …

Serial isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from patients with chronic infection can exhibit
minor karyotype changes as a result of chromosome length polymorphism (CLP). This study …

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 …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a major, global cause of meningoencephalitis in
immunocompromised patients. Despite advances in the molecular epidemiology of C …

We demonstrated the diversity of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii strains by a sequence
analysis of multiple genes:(i) the intergenic spacer (IGS) 1 and 2 regions of the rRNA …

Cryptococcus neoformans strains exhibit variability in their capsular polysaccharide, cell
morphology, karyotype, and virulence, but the relationship between these variables is poorly …

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was optimized and used to distinguish
between the varieties and serotypes of Cryptococcus neofirmans. The RAPD technique …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening infections
primarily in immunocompromised hosts. Based on the genetic characteristics and serologic …