[HTML][HTML] The Environmental Effects on Virulence Factors and the Antifungal Susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans

M Momin, G Webb - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is a facultative intracellular pathogen responsible for fungal
meningoencephalitis primarily in immunocompromised individuals. It has become evident …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental Factors That Contribute to the Maintenance of Cryptococcus neoformans Pathogenesis

M Maliehe, MA Ntoi, S Lahiri, OS Folorunso… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

The influence of bacterial interaction on the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

S Dhamgaye, GL Murray, AY Peleg - Virulence, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Microbes exist in complex communities in the environment. The interaction between fungi,
such as the opportunistic pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, and antagonistic …

Induction of signal transduction pathways related to the pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans in the host environment

Y Matsumoto, S Azami, H Shiga… - Drug Discoveries & …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Cryptococcus neoformans, a human pathogenic fungus, infects immunocompromised
humans and causes serious diseases such as cerebral meningitis. C. neoformans controls …

Basic principles of the virulence of Cryptococcus

O Zaragoza - Virulence, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Among fungal pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans has gained great importance among
the scientific community of several reasons. This fungus is the causative agent of …

Phenotypic Plasticity in the Productions of Virulence Factors Within and Among Serotypes in the Cryptococcus neoformans Species Complex

Y Iyengar, J Xu - Mycopathologia, 2022 - Springer
The Cryptococcus neoformans species complex (CNSC) is a common opportunistic human
fungal pathogen and the most frequent cause of fungal meningitis. There are three major …

[HTML][HTML] Cell wall composition in Cryptococcus neoformans is media dependent and alters host response, inducing protective immunity

R Upadhya, WC Lam, CR Hole, JG Vasselli… - Frontiers in fungal …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycetes fungus and can cause meningoencephalitis
especially in immunocompromised patients. Cryptococcus can be grown in many different …

Combatting the evolution of antifungal resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans

A Bermas, J Geddes‐McAlister - Molecular microbiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal infections are a global concern and the evolution of intrinsic resistance to current
antifungals presents an alarming problem. For Cryptococcus neoformans, a human fungal …

Virulence mechanisms and Cryptococcus neoformans pathogenesis

JA Alspaugh - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
The human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is able to rapidly and effectively
adapt to varying conditions, favoring its survival in the environment and in the infected host …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of Clinical Isolates in Cryptococcus neoformans Research

KM Jackson, M Ding, K Nielsen - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
The human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is a global health concern.
Previous research in the field has focused on studies using reference strains to identify …