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 …

ABSTRACT Species of Candida and Aspergillus remain the most common causes of
invasive fungal infections, but other yeasts and filamentous fungi are emerging as significant …

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

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii is emerging as a primary human pathogen which is
distinct genetically and biochemically from C. neoformans var. neoformans. There is …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast responsible for disseminated meningitis
in immunocompromised hosts. Controversies persist on the existence of primary cutaneous …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a human fungal pathogen that exists as three distinct varieties
or sibling species: the predominantly opportunistic pathogens C. neoformans var …

▪ Abstract Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus that primarily afflicts
immunocompromised patients, infecting the central nervous system to cause …

We discovered a new lineage of the globally important fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii
on the basis of analysis of six isolates collected from three locations spanning the Central …

Three common systemic human fungal pathogens—Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida
albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus—have retained all the machinery to engage in sexual …

The Cryptococcus species complex contains two sibling taxa, Cryptococcus neoformans and
Cryptococcus gattii. Both species are basidiomycetous yeasts and major pathogens of …