Toward a fully resolved fungal tree of life

TY James, JE Stajich, CT Hittinger… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
In this review, we discuss the current status and future challenges for fully elucidating the
fungal tree of life. In the last 15 years, advances in genomic technologies have …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary cryptococcosis

AR Howard-Jones, R Sparks, D Pham, C Halliday… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary cryptococcosis describes an invasive lung mycosis caused by Cryptococcus
neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii complex. It is often a high-consequence disease in both …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between Cryptococcus Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Clinical Parameters of Human Disease: A Review

MC Montoya, PM Magwene, JR Perfect - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The genus Cryptococcus contains two primary species complexes that are significant
opportunistic human fungal pathogens: C. neoformans and C. gattii. In humans …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving species concepts used for yeasts: from phenotypes and genomes to speciation networks

T Boekhout, MC Aime, D Begerow, T Gabaldón… - Fungal diversity, 2021 - Springer
Here we review how evolving species concepts have been applied to understand yeast
diversity. Initially, a phenotypic species concept was utilized taking into consideration …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Species Complexes in Latin America: A Map of Molecular Types, Genotypic Diversity, and Antifungal …

C Firacative, W Meyer, E Castañeda - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal mycosis, is caused by members of the Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes. In Latin America, cryptococcal …

[HTML][HTML] What's New in Cryptococcus gattii: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond

J Beardsley, A Dao, C Keighley, K Garnham… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcus species are a major cause of life-threatening infections in
immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. While most disease is caused by …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus in wildlife and free-living mammals

P Danesi, C Falcaro, LJ Schmertmann… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis is typically a sporadic disease that affects a broad range of animal species
globally. Disease is a consequence of infection with members of the Cryptococcus …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcosis and Cryptococcus

EC Francisco, AW de Jong, F Hagen - Mycopathologia, 2021 - Springer
Cryptococcosis is the collective heading of infections caused by members of the
basidiomycetous yeast genus Cryptococcus, a notorious pathogen since the advent of the …

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

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 …