Epidemiology of Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in Western Africa

CL Akaihe, EI Nweze - Mycoses, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcosis is a serious and sometimes fatal fungal disease caused by Cryptococcus
species. Worldwide, it is estimated to kill over 180 000 annually, with 75% of deaths …

Cryptococcus neoformans VNII as the Main Cause of Cryptococcosis in Domestic Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

RS Reis, ICF Bonna, IMS Antonio, SA Pereira… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal disease acquired from contaminated environments with
propagules of the basidiomycetous yeasts of the Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii …

Multi-locus sequence typing reveals genotypic similarity in Nigerian Cryptococcus neoformans AFLP1/VNI of environmental and clinical origin

PE Chidebelu, EI Nweze, JF Meis… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction Pigeon droppings are among the major environmental sources of Cryptococcus
neoformans AFLP1/VNI, from where the organism infects susceptible humans and animals …

Cryptococcus neoformans Causing Meningoencephalitis in Adults and a Child from Lima, Peru: Genotypic Diversity and Antifungal Susceptibility

C Firacative, N Zuluaga-Puerto, J Guevara - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis, caused predominantly by Cryptococcus neoformans, is a potentially fatal,
opportunistic infection that commonly affects the central nervous system of …

[PDF][PDF] Cryptococcus neoformans VNII as the Main Cause of Cryptococcosis in Domestic Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. J. Fungi 2021, 7, 980

RS Reis, ICF Bonna, IMS Antonio, SA Pereira… - 2021 - academia.edu
Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal disease acquired from contaminated environments with
propagules of the basidiomycetous yeasts of the Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii …

Forensic DNA Profiling and Molecular Identification of Infectious Pathogens: The Nigeria Experience

DE Agbonlahor, MY Tatfeng… - … Forensic Science and …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The subject and practice of forensic DNA profiling and molecular identification of pathogens
is still emerging and gradually gaining attention in Nigeria. DNA profiling is an effort to probe …

[PDF][PDF] Genome assembly and comparative genome analysis of the basidiomycetous yeast Naganishia randhawae isolated from avian guano in South Africa.

KA Tshisekedi - 2021 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
The genus Naganishia was recently re-established with the aim of addressing the diversity
and heterogeneity of the yeast genus Cryptococcus. Many members of this genus have …