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First isolation of Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGII and Cryptococcus neoformans molecular type VNI from environmental sources in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are important agents of meningoencephalitis in humans in the city of Belém. This clinical data suggests that the region may be a highly endemic area for the pathogenic Cryptococcus species within the state ...
Solange do PSE Costa, Márcia dos S Lazéra, Wallace RA Santos, Bernardina P Morales, Cláudia CF Bezerra, Marília M Nishikawa, Gláucia G Barbosa, Luciana Trilles, José LM do Nascimento, Bodo Wanke   +9 more
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Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii from feline chronic stage lipoid pneumonia

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019
We hereby report a unique manifestation of feline cryptococcosis in the form of extensively consolidated lipoid pneumonia resulting in an isolated space-occupying lung lobe mass.
Robert Newman, Megan Schaible
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Hybrids and hybridization in the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2018
The basidiomycetous yeasts of the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes (CNSC and CGSC respectively) are the causative agents of cryptococcosis, a set of life-threatening diseases affecting the central nervous system, lungs, skin, and other body sites of humans and other mammals. Both the CNSC and CGSC can be subdivided into
Himeshi Samarasinghe, Jianping Xu
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Cryptococcus gattii [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
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Study of ecological niches from pathogenic yeasts of the species Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in Londrina City, PR
Estudo dos nichos ecológicos de leveduras patogênicas das espécies Cryptococcus neoformans e Cryptococcus gattii na cidade de Londrina, PR

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2013
The pathogenic fungi of the species Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii could be found in the environment on pigeon guano, soil with pigeon and bird excreta and vegetable material from trees.
Aline Artioli Machado Yamamura, Roberta Lemos Freire, Milton Hissashi Yamamura, Alessandra Taroda, Aline Felix   +4 more
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The First of Us? Meningitis Complicated by Hydrocephalus in an Otherwise Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Cryptococcal species are the most common fungal pathogens to cause meningitis worldwide. The majority of cases are caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and occur in immunocompromised hosts, while Cryptococcus gattii causes most fungal meningitis in ...
Samuel Bennett MD, Julio Hidalgo Lopez MD, Patrick Glover MD, Rebecca Steinberg MD, Carlos Saldana MD, Toby Terwilliger MD   +5 more
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Meningoencefalitis por cryptococcus gattii en un paciente pediátrico con cirrosis: Reporte de caso

Universidad y Salud, 2019
Introducción: En Colombia, la criptococosis es una infección fúngica invasiva poco frecuente. Objetivo: Reportar el caso clínico de un niño con meningoencefalitis por Cryptococcus gattii que tenía como factor de riesgo una disfunción inmune asociada a ...
Jorge Luis Ramírez, Luis Fernando Mejía, María Esther Puchana-Quintero, Juan Pablo Rojas-Hernández   +3 more
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The buoyancy of cryptococcal cells and its implications for transport and persistence of Cryptococcus in aqueous environments

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Cryptococcus is a genus of saprophytic fungi with global distribution. Two species complexes, Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, pose health risks to humans and animals.
Isabel A. Jimenez, Piotr R. Stempinski, Quigly Dragotakes, Seth D. Greengo, Lia Sanchez Ramirez, Arturo Casadevall   +5 more
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Estimating the Intra-taxa Diversity, Population Genetic Structure, and Evolutionary Pathways of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii

Frontiers in Genetics, 2018
Members of the Cryptococcus complex, includes Cryptococcus neoformans (most common fungal infection of the brain) and Cryptococcus gattii (high-impact emerging pathogen worldwide).
Marina Muñoz, Marina Muñoz, Marina Muñoz, Milena Camargo, Milena Camargo, Milena Camargo, Juan D. Ramírez   +6 more
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Genotipificación de aislamientos clínicos del complejo Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii obtenidos en el Hospital «Dr. Julio C. Perrando», de la ciudad de Resistencia (Chaco, Argentina)

Revista Argentina de Microbiología
La criptococosis es una infección fúngica causada por levaduras del género Cryptococcus, particularmente las del complejo Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii.
Maria E Cattana, Maria F Tracogna, Mariana S Fernández, Mariana C Carol Rey, Maria A Sosa, Gustavo E Giusiano   +5 more
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