[HTML][HTML] Recognition of seven species in the Cryptococcus gattii/Cryptococcus neoformans species complex

F Hagen, K Khayhan, B Theelen, A Kolecka… - Fungal genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Phylogenetic analysis of 11 genetic loci and results from many genotyping studies revealed
significant genetic diversity with the pathogenic Cryptococcus gattii/Cryptococcus …

[HTML][HTML] The status of cryptococcosis in Latin America

C Firacative, J Lizarazo, MT Illnait-Zaragozí… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeasts
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, acquired from the environment. In Latin America, as …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus and Phagocytes: Complex Interactions that Influence Disease Outcome

CM Leopold Wager, CR Hole, KL Wozniak… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are fungal pathogens that cause life-threatening
disease. These fungi commonly enter their host via inhalation into the lungs where they …

[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 …

What makes Cryptococcus gattii a pathogen?

E Bielska, RC May - FEMS yeast research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection of humans and other animals, typically caused
by the species Cryptococcus neoformans in patients with impaired immunity. However, there …

[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 …

A call to arms: quest for a cryptococcal vaccine

MCC Van Dyke, FL Wormley - Trends in microbiology, 2018 - cell.com
Cryptococcosis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide,
particularly among AIDS patients. Yet, to date, there are no licensed vaccines clinically …

[HTML][HTML] MLST and Whole-Genome-Based Population Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII Links Clinical, Veterinary and Environmental Strains, and Reveals …

C Firacative, CC Roe, R Malik… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The emerging pathogen Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening disease in
immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Of the four major molecular types (VGI …

[HTML][HTML] Ecoepidemiology of Cryptococcus gattii in Developing Countries

PF Herkert, F Hagen, RL Pinheiro, MD Muro, JF Meis… - Journal of fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis is a systemic infection caused by species of the encapsulated yeast
Cryptococcus. The disease may occur in immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts …

Cryptococcal lung infections

K Skolnik, S Huston, CH Mody - Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2017 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Cryptococcus remains one of the leading causes of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS)-related deaths, and is among the most common fungal pathogens worldwide. 1 …