Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the etiologic agents of cryptococcosis.

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Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the etiologic agents of cryptococcosis.

Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine - 1 Jul 2014

Kwon-Chung Kyung J, Fraser James A, Doering Tamara L, Wang Zhou, Janbon Guilhem, Idnurm Alexander, Bahn Yong-Sun

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Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the two etiologic agents of cryptococcosis. They belong to the phylum Basidiomycota and can be readily distinguished from other pathogenic yeasts such as Candida by the presence of a polysaccharide capsule, formation of melanin, and urease activity, which all function as virulence determinants. Infection proceeds via inhalation and subsequent dissemination to...

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Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus gattii
Cryptococcus neoformans
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal
Enzymes
Fungal Capsules
Genotype
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Life Cycle Stages

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Melanins

Phenotype

Signal Transduction

Stress, Physiological

Terminology as Topic

Virulence Factors

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PMID: 24985132
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a019760
PMCID: PMC4066639

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