Histoplasmosis, caused by the dimorphic environmental fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, is
a major mycosis on the global stage. Acquisition of the fungus by mammalian hosts can be …

Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus
Histoplasma capsulatum. Although healthy individuals can develop histoplasmosis, the …

The release of extracellular vesicles (EV) by fungal organisms is considered an alternative
transport mechanism to trans‐cell wall passage of macromolecules. Previous studies have …

Chaperonin 60 is the prototypic molecular chaperone, an essential protein in eukaryotes
and prokaryotes, whose sequence conservation provides an excellent basis for …

Classic cell wall components of fungi comprise the polysaccharides glucans and chitin, in
association with glycoproteins and pigments. During the last decade, however, system …

The dimorphic fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum is the most frequent cause of
clinically significant fungal pneumonia in humans. H. capsulatum virulence is achieved, in …

The pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans secretes numerous proteins, such as heat
shock proteins, by unconventional mechanisms during its interaction with host cells. Hsp70 …

Histoplasmosis is a widespread systemic disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum,
prevalent in the Americas. Despite its significant morbidity and mortality rates, no vaccines …

Histoplasma capsulatum is the most prevalent cause of fungal respiratory disease. The
disease extent and outcomes are the result of the complex interaction between the pathogen …

Histoplasmosis is one of the most frequent systemic mycosis in HIV patients. In these
patients, histoplasmosis has high rates of morbidity/mortality if diagnosis and treatment are …