A holistic review on Cryptococcus neoformans

SS Rathore, J Sathiyamoorthy, C Lalitha… - Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen that causes infection in
immunocompromised individuals such as HIV patients, organ transplant patients …

Fungal laccases and their applications in bioremediation

B Viswanath, B Rajesh, A Janardhan… - Enzyme …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Laccases are blue multicopper oxidases, which catalyze the monoelectronic oxidation of a
broad spectrum of substrates, for example, ortho-and para-diphenols, polyphenols …

The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

O Zaragoza, ML Rodrigues, M De Jesus… - Advances in applied …, 2009 - Elsevier
The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans has been studied extensively
in recent decades and a large body of information is now available to the scientific …

Characterization of yeast extracellular vesicles: evidence for the participation of different pathways of cellular traffic in vesicle biogenesis

DL Oliveira, ES Nakayasu, LS Joffe, AJ Guimarães… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Extracellular vesicles in yeast cells are involved in the molecular traffic across
the cell wall. In yeast pathogens, these vesicles have been implicated in the transport of …

Extracellular Vesicles from Cryptococcus neoformans Modulate Macrophage Functions

DL Oliveira, CG Freire-de-Lima… - Infection and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans and distantly related fungal species release extracellular vesicles
that traverse the cell wall and contain a varied assortment of components, some of which …

Cryptococcus neoformans: historical curiosity to modern pathogen

D Srikanta, FH Santiago‐Tirado, TL Doering - Yeast, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of the Basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans to human health has
stimulated its development as an experimental model for both basic physiology and …

How Sweet it is! Cell Wall Biogenesis and Polysaccharide Capsule Formation in Cryptococcus neoformans

TL Doering - Annual review of microbiology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus responsible for severe opportunistic
infections. The most prominent feature of this yeast is its elaborate polysaccharide capsule …

Aromatic metabolism of filamentous fungi in relation to the presence of aromatic compounds in plant biomass

MR Mäkelä, M Marinović, P Nousiainen… - Advances in applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
The biological conversion of plant lignocellulose plays an essential role not only in carbon
cycling in terrestrial ecosystems but also is an important part of the production of second …

Cryptococcus neoformans-Derived Microvesicles Enhance the Pathogenesis of Fungal Brain Infection

SH Huang, CH Wu, YC Chang, KJ Kwon-Chung… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is the most common fungal disease in the central
nervous system. The mechanisms by which Cryptococcus neoformans invades the brain are …

What makes Cryptococcus gattii a pathogen?

E Bielska, RC May - FEMS yeast research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection of humans and other animals, typically caused
by the species Cryptococcus neoformans in patients with impaired immunity. However, there …