Hybridization facilitates adaptive evolution in two major fungal pathogens

H Samarasinghe, M You, TS Jenkinson, J Xu… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hybridization is increasingly recognized as an important force impacting adaptation and
evolution in many lineages of fungi. During hybridization, divergent genomes and alleles are …

Hybrids and hybridization in the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes

H Samarasinghe, J Xu - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
The basidiomycetous yeasts of the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii
species complexes (CNSC and CGSC respectively) are the causative agents of …

Cryptococcosis in solid organ transplantation—guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

JW Baddley, GN Forrest… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the
American Society of Transplantation review the diagnosis, prevention, and management of …

Hybridization and emergence of virulence in opportunistic human yeast pathogens

V Mixão, T Gabaldón - Yeast, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridization between different species can result in the emergence of new lineages and
adaptive phenotypes. Occasionally, hybridization in fungal organisms can drive the …

Microbiological, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of patients with cryptococcal meningitis at a tertiary hospital in China: a 6-year retrospective analysis

Y Li, M Zou, J Yin, Z Liu, B Lu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcal meningitis, mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii species
complexes, is a lethal infection in both immunosuppressive and immunocompetent …

Global warming impact on the expansion of fundamental niche of Cryptococcus gattii VGI in Europe

M Cogliati - Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, we analysed how geographical distribution of the fungal pathogen
Cryptococcus gattii VGI in Europe and Mediterranean area has evolved in the last four …

Molecular typing and in vitro resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates obtained in Germany between 2011 and 2017

R Selb, V Fuchs, B Graf, A Hamprecht… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection of the central nervous system predominantly caused by
Cryptococcus neoformans in immunocompromised patients. In several countries worldwide …

Clinical features and radiological characteristics of pulmonary cryptococcosis

H Deng, J Zhang, J Li, D Wang… - Journal of International …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis is difficult. In this study, we examined the
clinical and radiological features that increase the diagnostic accuracy for pulmonary …

Geographic distribution of patients affected by Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complexes meningitis, pigeon and tree populations in Southern …

T Spina‐Tensini, MD Muro, F Queiroz‐Telles… - Mycoses, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcal meningitis is mainly caused by members of the C. neoformans/C. gattii species
complexes. The ecological niches of Cryptococcus species have extensively been studied …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients

D Wilmes, E Coche, H Rodriguez-Villalobos… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fungal pneumonia is a dreaded complication encountered after kidney transplantation,
complicated by increased mortality and often associated with graft failure. Diagnosis can be …