Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease affecting more than one million people per year
worldwide. The main etiological agents of cryptococcosis are the two sibling species …

Cryptococcus gattii recently emerged as the causative agent of cryptococcosis in healthy
individuals in western North America, despite previous characterization of the fungus as a …

Candida tropicalis is one of the major candidaemia agents, associated with the highest
mortality rates among Candida species, and developing resistance to azoles. Little is known …

Over the past two decades, several fungal outbreaks have occurred, including the high-
profile 'Vancouver Island'and 'Pacific Northwest'outbreaks, caused by Cryptococcus gattii …

Cryptococcosis is caused by the opportunistic pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans or by the
primary pathogen Cryptococcus gattii. Epidemiological studies suggest that patients infected …

The emergence of distinct populations of Cryptococcus gattii in the temperate North
American Pacific Northwest (PNW) was surprising, as this species was previously thought to …

Galleria mellonella larvae have been widely used as alternative non-mammalian models for
the study of fungal virulence and pathogenesis. The larvae can be acquired in small …

Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans are causal agents of cryptococcosis,
which manifests as pneumonia and meningitis. C. gattii has recently received widespread …

Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that occurs throughout the world. Recent reclassification
of Cryptococcus species along with a change in the distribution pattern has prompted …