Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes cause
meningoencephalitis with high fatality rates and considerable morbidity, particularly in …

Wastewater effluents from mines and metal refineries are often contaminated with heavy
metal ions, so they pose hazards to human and environmental health. Conventional …

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

Among fungal pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans has gained great importance among
the scientific community of several reasons. This fungus is the causative agent of …

Metals are essential for life, and they play a central role in the struggle between infecting
microbes and their hosts. In fact, an important aspect of microbial pathogenesis is the …

Fungal infections are an increasing threat to global public health. There are more than six
million fungal species worldwide, but less than 1% are known to infect humans. Most of …

Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) is a pathogenic fungus with a global distribution.
Humans become infected by inhaling the fungus from the environment, and the fungus …

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the central nervous system (CNS) by restricting the
passage of molecules and microorganisms. Despite this barrier, however, the fungal …

Contamination of the environment through toxic pollutants poses a key risk to the
environment due to irreversible environmental damage (s). Industrialization and …

Urea is generated in humans following the breakdown of amino acids and is evenly
distributed throughout the body, including in the central nervous system, subcutaneous …