Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Few among the millions of fungal species fulfill four basic conditions necessary to infect
humans: high temperature tolerance, ability to invade the human host, lysis and absorption …

Fungi must meet four criteria to infect humans: growth at human body temperatures,
circumvention or penetration of surface barriers, lysis and absorption of tissue, and …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of fungal meningoencephalitis in
immunocompromised patients. Despite recent advances in the genetics and molecular …

Cryptococcus gattii has recently emerged as a primary pathogen of humans and wild and
domesticated animals in British Columbia, particularly on Vancouver Island. C. gattii …

Cryptococcus neoformans is the major causative agent of fungal meningoencephalitis in
both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. During infection, this fungus …

Diversity of the Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species complex Page 1
Diversity of the Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species complex Marjan …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the cause of life-threatening
meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals …

A retrospective study of 155 cats and 40 dogs diagnosed with cryptococcosis between 1981
and 2001 was undertaken. Age, sex, breed, clinical findings, feline immunodeficiency virus …

The fungal kingdom is vast, spanning∼ 1.5 to as many as 5 million species diverse as
unicellular yeasts, filamentous fungi, mushrooms, lichens, and both plant and animal …