Abstract In Brazil, 4.5% of the AIDS-related opportunistic infections are caused by
Cryptococcus neoformans. This pathogen is a ubiquitous environmental basidiomycetous …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic basidiomycete with a defined sexual cycle
involving mating between haploid yeast cells with a transient diploid state. C. neoformans …

The molecular types of 443 Brazilian isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans and
Cryptococcus gattii were analyzed to determine their geographic distribution within Brazil …

Abstract Purpose of Review Acquired resistance among fungal strains is a growing concern.
The reasons for the emergence of this phenomenon, with great clinical implications, are only …

Cryptococcal infections are mainly caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans
species complex (molecular types VNI, VNII, VNB, VNIV and the AD hybrid VNIII). PCR of the …

Cryptococcus neoformans, a major pathogen in immunocompromised patients, is a
ubiquitous free-living fungus that can be isolated from soils, avian excreta and plant …

The genotypic diversity of Brazilian Cryptococcus neoformans strains was analyzed. The
majority of the samples were αA (65%), followed by αB (17.5%), αD (9%), αAaD hybrids …

In order to study the infectious agents causing human disseminated cryptococcosis in the
state of Pará, North Brazil, 56 isolates of Cryptococcusspp.(54 isolated from cerebral spinal …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus with a defined sexual cycle involving
haploid MAT α and MAT a cells. Interestingly, MAT α strains are more common, are more …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are pathogenic yeasts causing
meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. The fungus is …