Rapid mechanisms for generating genome diversity: whole ploidy shifts, aneuploidy, and loss of heterozygosity

RJ Bennett, A Forche, J Berman - Cold Spring …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Human fungal pathogens can exist in a variety of ploidy states, including euploid and
aneuploid forms. Ploidy change has a major impact on phenotypic properties, including the …

The tools for virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

C Coelho, AL Bocca, A Casadevall - Advances in applied microbiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes almost half a million deaths
each year. It is believed that most humans are infected with C. neoformans, possibly in a …

Fungal immunity and pathogenesis in mammals versus the invertebrate model organism Galleria mellonella

D FQ Smith, A Casadevall - Pathogens and disease, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In recent decades, Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) have emerged as a model
system to explore experimental aspects of fungal pathogenesis. The benefits of the G …

Motion planning of the citrus-picking manipulator based on the TO-RRT algorithm

C Liu, Q Feng, Z Tang, X Wang, J Geng, L Xu - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The working environment of a picking robot is complex, and the motion-planning algorithm
of the picking manipulator will directly affect the obstacle avoidance effect and picking …

The Cryptococcus wall: A different wall for a unique lifestyle

L Mukaremera - Plos Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The life-threatening fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are
differentiated from all other human fungal pathogens by the presence of a gelatinous …

Microrheology with Optical Tweezers: Measuring the relative viscosity of solutions 'at a glance'

M Tassieri, FD Giudice, EJ Robertson, N Jain, B Fries… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
We present a straightforward method for measuring the relative viscosity of fluids via a
simple graphical analysis of the normalised position autocorrelation function of an optically …

Dangerous Liaisons: Interactions of Cryptococcus neoformans with Host Phagocytes

EA Gaylord, HL Choy, TL Doering - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen and a leading cause of death
in immunocompromised individuals. The interactions of this yeast with host phagocytes are …

Profiling a killer, the development of Cryptococcus neoformans

L Kozubowski, J Heitman - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The ability of fungi to transition between unicellular and multicellular growth has a profound
impact on our health and the economy. Many important fungal pathogens of humans …

Macrophage-microbe interaction: lessons learned from the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis

S BoseDasgupta, J Pieters - Seminars in immunopathology, 2018 - Springer
Macrophages, being the cornerstone of the immune system, have adapted the ancient
nutrient acquisition mechanism of phagocytosis to engulf various infectious organisms …

Mechanisms of Pulmonary Escape and Dissemination by Cryptococcus neoformans

ST Denham, JCS Brown - Journal of Fungi, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is a common environmental saprophyte and human fungal
pathogen that primarily causes disease in immunocompromised individuals. Similar to many …