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Pulmonary Iron Limitation Induced by Exogenous Type I IFN Protects Mice from Cryptococcus gattii Independently of T Cells

mBio, 2019
Cryptococcus neoformans causes deadly mycosis primarily in AIDS patients, whereas Cryptococcus gattii infects mostly non-HIV patients, even in regions with high burdens of HIV/AIDS and an established environmental presence of C. gattii.
Michael J. Davis, Shannon Moyer, Elizabeth S. Hoke, Edward Sionov, Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Dan L. Barber, Hongyi Cai, Lisa Jenkins, Peter J. Walter, Yun C. Chang, Kyung J. Kwon-Chung   +10 more
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Capsules from pathogenic and non-pathogenic Cryptococcus spp. manifest significant differences in structure and ability to protect against phagocytic cells. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Capsule production is common among bacterial species, but relatively rare in eukaryotic microorganisms. Members of the fungal Cryptococcus genus are known to produce capsules, which are major determinants of virulence in the highly pathogenic species ...
Glauber de S Araujo, Fernanda L Fonseca, Bruno Pontes, Andre Torres, Radames J B Cordero, Rosely M Zancopé-Oliveira, Arturo Casadevall, Nathan B Viana, Leonardo Nimrichter, Marcio L Rodrigues, Eloi S Garcia, Wanderley de Souza, Susana Frases   +12 more
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Suscetibilidade a antifúngicos de variedades de Cryptococcus neoformans isoladas de pacientes em hospital universitário Susceptibility to antifungal agents among Cryptococcus neoformans varieties isolated from patients at a university hospital

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
Este trabalho identificou variedades de Cryptococcus neoformans e avaliou a suscetibilidade a antifúngicos pelo protocolo M27-A2 do National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards em isolados de 35 pacientes do Hospital Escola da Universidade ...
Paulo Roberto da Silva, Rosiley Aparecida de Souza Rabelo, Ana Paula Sarreta Terra, David Nascimento Silva Teixeira   +3 more
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Performance of FTIR-Based IR Biotyper for Identification and Strain Discrimination of Cryptococcus Species

Mycobiology
The IR Biotyper is a commercialized real-time typing tool based on a Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy system. To date, it has not been evaluated for use with pathogenic Cryptococcus species complexes.
Eun Jeong Won, Yukyung Jeon, Tae Yeul Kim, Yong-Sun Bahn, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim   +5 more
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Cryptococcus laurentii meningitis in a non-HIV patient

IDCases, 2019
Cryptococcus species (other than Cryptococcus neoformans) have been labeled as saprophytic and nonpathogenic in immunocompetent individuals in the past.
Miriams T. Castro-Lainez, Rafael Deliz-Aguirre, Daphne Antunez, Marco Cruz-Codina, Lizbeth Cahuayme-Zuniga, Karla Vitale, Miguel Sierra-Hoffman, John K. Midturi   +7 more
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PIGEON MYCOSIS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS INFECTIONS IN KENA PROVINCE [PDF]

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 1988
Cryptococcus neoformans, C.albicans, A.flavus, A.flavipes, A.nidulans, A.niger A.fumigatus, A. ornatus, Penicillium and Fusarium spp. could be isolated from diseased, dead pigeons and dead in shell-pigeon embryos.
A.A. EL-BADRI, M.A. SHAHATA
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Engineering Microbial Particles for Next‐Generation Biomedical Platforms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Microbe‐derived particles (MDPs), which include extracellular vesicles, outer membrane vesicles, inclusion bodies, polysaccharide particles, and virus‐like particles, represent a rapidly expanding category of bioinspired nanomaterials. With their natural origin, intrinsic biocompatibility, and highly programmable functionality, MDPs serve as a ...
Yuting Li, Yunjie Lu, Ziyan Huang, Jianjiang Chen, Yanbin Liu, Lei Qin, Chao Wang, Yumin Wu   +7 more
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Repurposing FDA‐Approved Drugs to Inhibit Fungal PPTases for Broad‐Spectrum Synergy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Fungal secondary metabolites serve as crucial virulence effectors; however, the potential of their biosynthetic pathways as antifungal targets remains inadequately comprehended. Repurposed FDA‐approved drugs inhibit fungal PPTase (essential for secondary metabolism) in vivo.
Zili Song, Can Zhao, Qiaoling Wang, Hongjiao Zhang, Xiao Liu, Linqi Wang, Michael Bromley, Wen‐Bing Yin   +7 more
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Environmental straits of Cryptococcus neoformans variety grubii in the city of Santos, SP, Brazil Amostras ambientais de Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii na cidade de Santos, SP, Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2005
This study involved a total of 116 samples, 79 taken from pigeon droppings and 37 of atmospheric air taken close to accumulations of excrement. Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii was isolated from 11 (13.9%) of these samples.
Maria Cecília Bianchi Soares, Claudete Rodrigues Paula, Amanda L.T. Dias, Marcos Montani Caseiro, Sérgio Olavo Pinto da Costa   +4 more
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Extracellular vesicles derived from edible plants and edible fungi: Compositional characteristics, engineering strategies and biofunctions

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Non‐animal extracellular vesicles as bioactive‐compound carriers: compositional characteristics, engineering strategies, and biofunctions. Abstract Animal‐derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) were widely used for bioactive compound delivery but constrained by complex origins, potential immunogenicity, and pathogen contamination.
Jiahao Yu, Rongheng Chen, Yuxuan Liu, Yizhen Xie, Fangyu Fan, Simin Feng, Ping Shao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source