The fungus Cryptococcus neoformans can undergo a-α bisexual and unisexual
reproduction. Completion of both sexual reproduction modes requires similar cellular …

The red yeasts of the Pucciniomycotina have rarely been transformed with DNA molecules.
Transformation methods were recently developed for a species of Sporobolomyces, based …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogen and the leading cause of fungal
meningitis. To survive within the host, this organism must be able to protect itself from …

Cryptococcus neoformans is the etiologic agent of cryptococcal meningitis that causes more
than half a million deaths worldwide each year. This capsulated basidiomycetous yeast also …

Forward genetic screens are efficient tools for the dissection of complex biological
processes, such as fungal pathogenicity. A transposon tagging system was developed in the …

Five yeast isolates obtained from cashew tree flowers in Nigeria resembled Cryptococcus
neoformans phenotypically by producing brown pigmented colonies on niger seed agar …

The Ca2+‐calcineurin signaling pathway in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus
neoformans is essential for adaptation to the host environment during infection. Calcium …

Regulation of virulence factor production in the pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans remains
to be fully illustrated. We present here a finding that a gene, encoding the glycolysis enzyme …

Fungal infections are often difficult to treat due to the inherent similarities between fungal
and animal cells and the resulting host toxicity from many antifungal compounds …

The ability of pathogens to evade host antimicrobial mechanisms is crucial to their virulence.
The dimorphic fungal pathogen Blastomyces dermatitidis can infect immunocompetent …