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Three new combinations from the Cryptococcus laurentii complex: Cryptococcus aureus, Cryptococcus carnescens and Cryptococcus peneaus [PDF]

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2003
Fifteen strains of the Cryptococcus laurentii complex were reclassified based on sequence analyses of 18S rDNA, the D1/D2 region of the 26S rDNA and the internal transcribed spacer regions, as well as physiological and biochemical properties. The strains were divided into phylogenetic groups I and II. The type strain of C.
Masako, Takashima, Takashi, Sugita, Takako, Shinoda, Takashi, Nakase   +3 more
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Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta) caterpillars as a novel host model for the study of fungal virulence and drug efficacy

Virulence, 2020
The two leading yeast pathogens of humans, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans, cause systemic infections in >1.4 million patients worldwide with mortality rates approaching 75%.
Naomi Lyons, Isabel Softley, Andrew Balfour, Carolyn Williamson, Heath E. O’Brien, Amol C. Shetty, Vincent M. Bruno, Stephanie Diezmann   +7 more
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Combination Therapy for HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis—A Success Story

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Cryptococcal meningitis is the leading cause of adult meningitis in patients with HIV, and accounts for 15% of all HIV-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.
William J. Hurt, Thomas S. Harrison, Síle F. Molloy, Tihana A. Bicanic   +3 more
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Molecular basis of pathogenic parasitic infections: insights from parasite kinome

Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2020
Infectious diseases caused by numerous parasitic pathogens represent a global health conundrum. Several animal and plant pathogens are responsible for causing acute illness in humans and deadly plant infections.
Sheeza Khan, Rishabh Kaushik, Meesha Sharma, Neha Raina, Faizan Ahmad, Asimul Islam   +5 more
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Dendritic Cells: Multifunctional Roles in Host Defenses to Cryptococcus Infections

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Fungal infections are an increasingly growing public health concern, and Cryptococcus is one of the most problematic fungal organisms causing substantial mortality and morbidity worldwide.
Kristie D. Goughenour, Ayesha S. Nair, Jintao Xu, Michal A. Olszewski, Karen L. Wozniak   +4 more
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The role of the host—Neutrophil biology

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) are myeloid cells packed with lysosomal granules (hence also called granulocytes) that contain a formidable antimicrobial arsenal. They are terminally differentiated cells that play a critical role in acute and chronic inflammation, as well as in the resolution of inflammation and wound ...
Iain L. C. Chapple, Josefine Hirschfeld, Alpdogan Kantarci, Asaf Wilensky, Lior Shapira   +4 more
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Dating the Cryptococcus gattii Dispersal to the North American Pacific Northwest. [PDF]

, 2018
The emergence of Cryptococcus gattii, previously regarded as a predominantly tropical pathogen, in the temperate climate of the North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) in 1999 prompted several questions.
Bodo Wanke, Chandler C. Roe, Colleen Lysen, Crystal M. Hepp, David M. Engelthaler, David P. Overy, Emilio DeBess, George R. Thompson, Hanna Oltean, J. Andrew Alspaugh, Jolene Bowers, Philippe J. Dufresne, Scott McBurney, Shawn R. Lockhart, Tom Chiller, Wieland Meyer   +15 more
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CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
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Cryptococcal infection causing longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis in an immunocompetent individual: Case report and literature review

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
Cryptococcal CNS infections in immunocompetent individuals are occasionally reported in literature. The spinal manifestations of cryptococcal CNS infections are epidural abscess, chronic arachnoiditis, intramedullary granuloma, myelitis and vasculitis ...
Ashwin Kumar Panda, Sourav Hazra, Aldrin Anthony, Suman Kushwaha   +3 more
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Vomocytosis: Too Much Booze, Base, or Calcium? [PDF]

, 2019
Macrophages are well known for their phagocytic activity and their role in innate immune responses. Macrophages eat non-self particles, via a variety of mechanisms, and typically break down internalized cargo into small macromolecules.
Aaron, Alvarez, Alvarez, Artavanis-Tsakonas, Bain, Ben-Abdallah, Bielska, Blackstock, Boya, Bryan, Burch, Chang, Charlier, Chen, Cheng, Chu, Circu, Cox, Davis, De Leon-Rodriguez, De Leon-Rodriguez, Denham, Di, Diamond, Doshi, Dragotakes, Drew, Erb-Downward, Erwig, Evans, Feldmesser, Franchi, Fu, Gilbert, Gordon, Guerra, Gustafson, Haka, Han, Henson, Heo, Hibbs, Hoag, Hommel, Huang, Hybiske, Iwasaki, Johnston, Kjos, Kleinschek, Kruskal, Kusner, Lei, Leopold Wager, Levitz, Levitz, Lim, Liu, Lévêque, Ma, Maderna, May, Milam, Mosser, Murdock, Murray, Myers, Müller, Nel, Nicola, Nunes, Okagaki, O’Meara, Pauwels, Qiu, Rajasingham, Russell, Samantaray, Santiago-Tirado, Singh, Smith, Stukes, Stukes, Swisher, Tucker, Vashi, Voelz, Vu, Vu, Walkey, Wang, Wang, Watkins, Weiss, Wormley, Wozniak, Yates, Yoshida, Zaragoza   +98 more
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