The effects of environmental and genetic factors on the germination of basidiospores in the Cryptococcus gattii species complex
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33679-2
Abstract: Natural and artificial hybridization has been frequently reported among divergent lineages within and between the two closely related human pathogenic fungi Cryptococcus gattii species complex and Cryptococcus neoformans species complex. However, the biological effects of… read more here.
Keywords: germination basidiospores; germination; cryptococcus gattii; gattii species ... See more keywords
Comparative typing analyses of clinical and environmental strains of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Ivory Coast
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000654
Abstract: Purpose. The aim of this study was to assess the biotope of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Ivory Coast, and clarify the possible epidemiological relationship between environmental and clinical strains. Methodology. Samples from… read more here.
Keywords: ivory coast; environmental strains; gattii species; neoformans cryptococcus ... See more keywords
Banana blossom agar (BABA), a new medium to isolate members of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex useful for resource limited countries
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DOI: 10.1111/myc.12833
Abstract: Isolation of representatives of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex can be made using dopamine containing media, such as Niger seed agar and l‐DOPA agar. Here, we describe an alternative medium that uses banana flowers.… read more here.
Keywords: cryptococcus neoformans; agar; gattii species; neoformans cryptococcus ... See more keywords
Multilocus sequence typing of strains from the Cryptococcus gattii species complex from different continents.
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DOI: 10.1111/myc.13389
Abstract: BACKGROUND Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes are pathogens causing cryptococcal meningitis, a fungal infection that leads to death unless treated. Worldwide, it is estimated to kill over 180,000 individuals annually. OBJECTIVES We aim… read more here.
Keywords: strains cryptococcus; different continents; cryptococcus gattii; gattii species ... See more keywords
The Cryptococcus gattii species complex: Unique pathogenic yeasts with understudied virulence mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010916
Abstract: Members of Cryptococcus gattii/neoformans species complex are the etiological agents of the potentially fatal human fungal infection cryptococcosis. C. gattii and its sister species cause disease in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts, while the closely… read more here.
Keywords: complex unique; species complex; cryptococcus gattii; virulence ... See more keywords
Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii Species Complexes from Pre-HIV Pandemic Era Contain Unusually High Rate of Non-Wild-Type Isolates for Amphotericin B
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s235473
Abstract: Introduction The Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii species complexes are a leading cause of fatality among HIV-infected patients. Despite the unavailability of clinical breakpoints (CBPs) for antifungal agents, epidemiological cutoff values (ECVs) were recently proposed, and non-wild-type isolates… read more here.
Keywords: era; cryptococcus; pre hiv; gattii species ... See more keywords
Global Analyses of Multi-Locus Sequence Typing Data Reveal Geographic Differentiation, Hybridization, and Recombination in the Cryptococcus gattii Species Complex
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DOI: 10.3390/jof9020276
Abstract: Cryptococcus gattii species complex (CGSC) is a basidiomycete haploid yeast and globally distributed mammalian pathogen. CGSC is comprised of six distinct lineages (VGI, VGII, VGIII, VGIV, VGV, and VGVI); however, the geographical distribution and population… read more here.
Keywords: recombination; species complex; sequence; cryptococcus gattii ... See more keywords