Environmental pathogenic fungi present a paradox in that they are virulent in animals
without requiring animal hosts for replication or survival, a phenomenon we call 'ready …

The origin of virulence in environmental fungi that have no requirement for animal hosts in
their life cycle is enigmatic. Cryptococcus neoformans is a human pathogenic fungus with …

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an enzyme that converts superoxide radicals into hydrogen
peroxide and molecular oxygen and has been shown to contribute to the virulence of many …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated, environmental fungus that can cause life-
threatening meningitis. Pathogenicity of C. neoformans for macrophages and vertebrate …

We identified a homologue of the alternative oxidase gene in a screen to identify genes that
are preferentially transcribed in response to a shift to 37° C in the human-pathogenic yeast …

The pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) var. gattii causes meningoencephalitis
in healthy individuals, unlike the better known Cn varieties grubii and neoformans, which are …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen with a defined sexual cycle in
which the α allele of the mating type locus is linked to virulence and haploid differentiation …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus, distinguished by an elaborate
polysaccharide capsule that is essential for its virulence. As part of an effort to understand …

Cryptococcosis is a major threat to immunocompromised individuals. Isolates of
Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and var. neoformans are responsible for most of the …

In the study of differential gene expression of Cryptococcus neoformans, a transcript of
COX1 (cytochrome oxidase c subunit 1) was identified in a serotype A strain. The transcript …