Cryptococcosis is a globally distributed invasive fungal infection that is caused by species
within the genus Cryptococcus which presents substantial therapeutic challenges. Although …

Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic invasive mycosis in
immunocompromised patients, but it is also increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients …

Cryptococcus spp. are environmental fungi that first must adapt to the host environment
before they can cause life-threatening meningitis in immunocompromised patients. Host …

Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease affecting more than one million people per year
worldwide. The main etiological agents of cryptococcosis are the two sibling species …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes approximately
625,000 deaths per year from nervous system infections. Here, we leveraged a unique …

The genus Cryptococcus contains two primary species complexes that are significant
opportunistic human fungal pathogens: C. neoformans and C. gattii. In humans …

We discovered a new lineage of the globally important fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii
on the basis of analysis of six isolates collected from three locations spanning the Central …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous human fungal pathogen. This pathogen can
undergo morphotype transition between the yeast and the filamentous form and such …

The ability to adapt to a changing environment provides a selective advantage to
microorganisms. In the case of many pathogens, a large change in their environment occurs …

The majority of invasive human fungal pathogens gain access to their human hosts via the
inhalation of spores from the environment into the lung, but relatively little is known about …