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 neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the etiologic agents of cryptococcosis

KJ Kwon-Chung, JA Fraser… - Cold Spring …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the two etiologic agents of
cryptococcosis. They belong to the phylum Basidiomycota and can be readily distinguished …

The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

O Zaragoza, ML Rodrigues, M De Jesus… - Advances in applied …, 2009 - Elsevier
The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans has been studied extensively
in recent decades and a large body of information is now available to the scientific …

The Biology of the Cryptococcus neoformans Species Complex

X Lin, J Heitman - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of fungal meningoencephalitis in
immunocompromised patients. Despite recent advances in the genetics and molecular …

How Sweet it is! Cell Wall Biogenesis and Polysaccharide Capsule Formation in Cryptococcus neoformans

TL Doering - Annual review of microbiology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus responsible for severe opportunistic
infections. The most prominent feature of this yeast is its elaborate polysaccharide capsule …

Cryptococcal pathogenic mechanisms: a dangerous trip from the environment to the brain

SK Esher, O Zaragoza, JA Alspaugh - Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that causes serious
infections, most commonly of the central nervous system (CNS). C. neoformans is mainly …

Capsule structure changes associated with Cryptococcus neoformans crossing of the blood-brain barrier

C Charlier, F Chrétien, M Baudrimont… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is a yeast responsible for disseminated meningoencephalitis in
patients with cellular immune defects. The major virulence factor is the polysaccharide …

Synthetic glycans reveal determinants of antibody functional efficacy against a fungal pathogen

CJ Crawford, L Guazzelli, SA McConnell… - ACS infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antibodies play a vital role in the immune response to infectious diseases and can be
administered passively to protect patients. In the case of Cryptococcus neoformans, a WHO …

Cryptococcus neoformans host adaptation: toward biological evidence of dormancy

A Alanio, F Vernel-Pauillac, A Sturny-Leclère, F Dromer - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection due to the ubiquitous yeast Cryptococcus
neoformans. This yeast interacts closely with innate immune cells, leading to various fates …

What makes Cryptococcus gattii a pathogen?

E Bielska, RC May - FEMS yeast research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection of humans and other animals, typically caused
by the species Cryptococcus neoformans in patients with impaired immunity. However, there …