[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 …

Pulmonary cryptococcosis: a review of pathobiology and clinical aspects

F Setianingrum, R Rautemaa-Richardson… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic invasive mycosis in
immunocompromised patients, but it is also increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients …

The case for adopting the “species complex” nomenclature for the etiologic agents of cryptococcosis

KJ Kwon-Chung, JE Bennett, BL Wickes, W Meyer… - MSphere, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcosis is a potentially lethal disease of humans/animals caused by Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Distinction between the two species is based on …

Global Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii: An Atlas of the Molecular Types

M Cogliati - Scientifica, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Consensus multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii

W Meyer, DM Aanensen, T Boekhout… - Medical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
This communication describes the consensus multi-locus typing scheme established by the
Cryptococcal Working Group I (Genotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii) of the …

Molecular Phylogenetic Diversity, Multilocus Haplotype Nomenclature, and In Vitro Antifungal Resistance within the Fusarium solani Species Complex

K O'Donnell, DA Sutton, A Fothergill… - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Members of the species-rich Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC) are responsible for
approximately two-thirds all fusarioses of humans and other animals. In addition, many …

The evolution of sex: a perspective from the fungal kingdom

SC Lee, M Ni, W Li, C Shertz… - … and molecular biology …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sex is shrouded in mystery. Not only does it preferentially occur in the dark for both fungi
and many animals, but evolutionary biologists continue to debate its benefits given costs in …

The Biology of the Cryptococcus neoformans Species Complex

X Lin, J Heitman - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of fungal meningoencephalitis in
immunocompromised patients. Despite recent advances in the genetics and molecular …

Increased antifungal drug resistance in clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in Uganda

KD Smith, B Achan, KH Hullsiek… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcal antigen screening is recommended among people living with AIDS when
entering HIV care with a CD4 count of< 100 cells/μl, and preemptive fluconazole …

Novel multilocus sequence typing scheme reveals high genetic diversity of human pathogenic members of the Fusarium incarnatum-F. equiseti and F …

K O'Donnell, DA Sutton, MG Rinaldi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Species limits within the clinically important Fusarium incarnatum-F. equiseti and F.
chlamydosporum species complexes (FIESC and FCSC, respectively) were investigated …