Comparison of Cryptococcus gattii/neoformans Species Complex to Related Genera (Papiliotrema and Naganishia) Reveal Variances in Virulence Associated Factors and Antifungal Susceptibility

Comparison of Cryptococcus gattii/neoformans Species Complex to Related Genera (Papiliotrema and Naganishia) Reveal Variances in Virulence Associated Factors and Antifungal Susceptibility

Cryptococcosis is an infectious disease of worldwide distribution, caused by encapsulated yeasts belonging to the phylum Basidiomycota. The genus Cryptococcus includes several species distributed around the world. The C. gattii/neoformans species complex is largely responsible for most cases of cryp...

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Main Authors: Lana Sarita de Souza Oliveira, Luciana Magalhães Pinto, Mariana Araújo Paulo de Medeiros, Dena L. Toffaletti, Jennifer L. Tenor, Tânia Fraga Barros, Rejane Pereira Neves, Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima Neto, Eveline Pipolo Milan, Ana Carolina Barbosa Padovan, Walicyranison Plinio da Silva Rocha, John R. Perfect, Guilherme Maranhão Chaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Cryptococcus spp.
Papiliotrema laurentii
Naganishia spp.
virulence factors
antifungal drug susceptibility
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.642658/full

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