Cryptococcal pathogenic mechanisms: a dangerous trip from the environment to the brain

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that causes serious infections, most commonly of the central nervous system (CNS). C. neoformans is mainly found in the environment and acquired by inhalation. It could be metaphorically imagined that cryptococcal disease is a “journey” fo...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Shannon K Esher, Oscar Zaragoza, James Andrew Alspaugh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2018-04-01
Subjects:	Cryptococcus neoformans capsule melanin intracellular pathogen metabolic adaptation dissemination
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000700204&lng=en&tlng=en

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