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Journal of Fungi, 2022 Fungi belonging to the Cryptococcus genus and related genera (Filobasidium, Holtermanniella, Naganishia, Papiliotrema, Solicoccozyma, Vishniacozyma) are encapsulated yeasts found in either the environment or animal sources.
Sébastien Bertout +9 more
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Sexual reproduction of human fungal pathogens [PDF]
, 2014 We review here recent advances in our understanding of sexual reproduction in fungal pathogens that commonly infect humans, including Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii, and Aspergillus fumigatus. Where appropriate or relevant, we introduce
Carter, Dee A. +3 more
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Impact of Resistance to Fluconazole on Virulence and Morphological Aspects of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Isolates [PDF]
, 2016 Cryptococcus spp. are responsible for around one million cases of meningitis every year. Fluconazole (FLU) is commonly used in the treatment of cryptococcosis, mainly in immunocompromised patients and the resistance is usually reported after long periods
Ana Cecilia Mesa-Arango +9 more
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Genetic diversity of the Cryptococcus species complex suggests that Cryptococcus gattii deserves to have varieties. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 The Cryptococcus species complex contains two sibling taxa, Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Both species are basidiomycetous yeasts and major pathogens of humans and other mammals.
Popchai Ngamskulrungroj +8 more
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2020 Cryptococcus gattii is a species that has received more recognition in the recent past as distinct from Cryptococcus neoformans. C gattii is known to cause meningeal disease in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed hosts.
Jerome Okudo MD +6 more
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Unisexual Reproduction of Cryptococcus gattii
PLoS ONE, 2014 Cryptococcus gattii is a basidiomycetous human fungal pathogen that typically causes infection in tropical and subtropical regions and is responsible for an ongoing outbreak in immunocompetent individuals on Vancouver Island and in the Pacific Northwest of the US.
Sujal S Phadke +4 more
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mBio, 2012 Cryptococcosis is caused by the opportunistic pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans or by the primary pathogen Cryptococcus gattii. Epidemiological studies suggest that patients infected with C.
Popchai Ngamskulrungroj +3 more
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The Homeostasis of Iron, Copper, and Zinc in Paracoccidioides Brasiliensis, Cryptococcus Neoformans Var. Grubii, and Cryptococcus Gattii: A Comparative Analysis [PDF]
, 2011 Iron, copper, and zinc are essential for all living organisms. Moreover, the homeostasis of these metals is vital to microorganisms during pathogenic interactions with a host.
Alexandre Melo Bailão +14 more
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Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII from feline nasal injury
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018 Hereby we communicate the first autochthon isolation of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII in Chile, which was obtained from a nasal injury in a domestic cat in the Valparaíso region in Chile.
Peggy Vieille +4 more
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Microorganisms, 2021 Cryptococcosis, a systemic mycosis that affects both the immunocompromised and immunocompetent, is caused by the inhalation of dehydrated yeasts or fungal spores of Cryptococcus gattii or Cryptococcus neoformans. The Cryptococcus spp.
Matheus Henrique dos Santos +3 more
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