Cryptococcus spp., in particular Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, have an
enormous impact on human health worldwide. The global burden of cryptococcal meningitis …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the two etiologic agents of
cryptococcosis. They belong to the phylum Basidiomycota and can be readily distinguished …

Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Invasive fungal infections are becoming an increasingly important cause of human mortality
and morbidity, particularly for immunocompromised populations. The fungal pathogens …

The emergence of drug-resistant fungi poses a major threat to human health. Despite
advances in preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions, resistant fungal infections …

Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis in humans, but its
overall biological and pathogenic regulatory circuits remain elusive, particularly due to the …

Central nervous system (CNS) cryptococcosis in non-HIV infected patients affects solid
organ transplant (SOT) recipients, patients with malignancy, rheumatic disorders, other …

Human fungal pathogens that cause invasive infections are hidden killers, taking lives of
one and a half million people every year. However, research progress in this field has not …

The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans exhibits morphological changes in cell
size during lung infection, producing both typical size 5 to 7 μm cells and large titan cells (> …

ABSTRACT Calcium (Ca2+) is a universal signalling molecule of life. The Ca2+ signalling is
an evolutionarily conserved process from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Ca2+ at high …