The need for environmental surveillance to understand the ecology, epidemiology and impact of Cryptococcus infection in Africa

HM Edwards, M Cogliati, G Kwenda… - FEMS microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Our understanding of the pathogenic yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus
gattii has been greatly enhanced by use of genome sequencing technologies. Found …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive risk mapping of schistosomiasis in Madagascar using ecological niche modeling and precision mapping

MA Deka - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 - mdpi.com
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) found throughout tropical and
subtropical Africa. In Madagascar, the condition is widespread and endemic in 74% of all …

Global warming impact on the expansion of fundamental niche of Cryptococcus gattii VGI in Europe

M Cogliati - Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, we analysed how geographical distribution of the fungal pathogen
Cryptococcus gattii VGI in Europe and Mediterranean area has evolved in the last four …

Modelling the ecological niche of naturally occurring anthrax at global and circumpolar extents using an ensemble modelling framework

MA Deka, AR Vieira, WA Bower - Transboundary and emerging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, is a spore‐forming bacterium that
primarily affects herbivorous livestock, wildlife and humans exposed to direct contact with …

[HTML][HTML] Search for cryptococcus neoformans/gattii complexes and related genera (Filobasidium, Holtermanniella, Naganishia, Papiliotrema, Solicoccozyma …

S Bertout, T Gouveia, D Krasteva, J Pierru, C Pottier… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi belonging to the Cryptococcus genus and related genera (Filobasidium,
Holtermanniella, Naganishia, Papiliotrema, Solicoccozyma, Vishniacozyma) are …

[HTML][HTML] Design of a cryptococcus neoformans vaccine by subtractive proteomics combined with immunoinformatics

F Zhu, Z Zhou, S Ma, Y Xu, C Tan, H Yang… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence of Cryptococcus neoformans has posed an undeniable burden to many
regions worldwide, with its strains mainly entering the lungs through the respiratory tract and …

Deep learning‐enhanced microwell array biochip for rapid and precise quantification of Cryptococcus subtypes

Y Tong, Y Zeng, Y Lu, Y Huang, Z Jin, Z Wang, Y Wang… - View, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcus is a family of strongly infectious pathogens that results in a wide variety of
symptoms, particularly threatening the patients undergoing the immune‐deficiency or …

[HTML][HTML] Expansion of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus bacillisporus Into America: Linking Phylogenetic Origin, Geographical Spread and Population …

JG Carvajal, AJ Alaniz, MA Carvajal… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In 2018 the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus bacillisporus (AFLP5/VGIII) was isolated for the
first time in Chile, representing the only report in a temperate region in South America. We …

Anthraquinones from Aloe spp. inhibit Cryptococcus neoformans sensu stricto: effects against growing and mature biofilms

D de Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco… - Biofouling, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro effect of aloe emodin, barbaloin and chrysophanol
on growing and mature biofilms of Cryptococcus neoformans sensu stricto. The compounds …

Fertile Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (C. deneoformans) isolates from natural environment in Kosovo

D Pllana-Hajdari, EP Chidebelu, M Cogliati - Medical Mycology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A total of 300 tree-associated samples were collected from green areas in three towns in
Kosovo, and cultured to isolate Cryptococcus species. One soil sample from Prizren tested …