Fungi must meet four criteria to infect humans: growth at human body temperatures,
circumvention or penetration of surface barriers, lysis and absorption of tissue, and …

Few among the millions of fungal species fulfill four basic conditions necessary to infect
humans: high temperature tolerance, ability to invade the human host, lysis and absorption …

Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening infection of the pulmonary and central nervous
systems in hosts with normal immunity and traditionally has been considered to be restricted …

Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening disease in otherwise healthy hosts and to a
lesser extent in immunocompromised hosts. The highest incidence for this disease is on …

Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans cause pulmonary and systemic cryptococcosis.
Recently, C. gattii was recognized as a distinct pathogen of humans and animals. We …

Infectious fungi are among a broad group of microbial pathogens that has and continues to
emerge concomitantly due to the global AIDS pandemic as well as an overall increase of …

Pneumonia is one of the most common causes of morbidity in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops
truncatus. To better understand associations of pneumonia with demographics …

Cryptococcosis is typically a sporadic disease that affects a broad range of animal species
globally. Disease is a consequence of infection with members of the Cryptococcus …

Infections caused by the emerging pathogen Cryptococcus gattii are increasing in frequency
in North America. During the past decade, interest in the pathogen has continued to grow …