Cryptococcus is a yeast, which is a kind of fungus. This yeast infects those with poor immunity, like people with HIV. Cryptococcus has a liking for the nervous system, and it often causes meningitis ...

H. S. Chae, G. E. Jang, N. H. Kim, H. R. Son, J. H. Lee, S. H. Kim, G. N. Park, H. J. Jo, J. T. Kim and K. S. Chang Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) is a ...

Researchers observed that the cells are able to escape from the macrophages without destroying them, preventing an immune response. Yeast fungus cells that commonly attack HIV infected patients escape ...

The cryptococci used in the experiment came from a patient who had died of the disease at the Philadelphia General Hospital in 1951. 6 (This stock culture was obtained through the courtesy of Dr.

MADISON - A report today (June 27) in PLOS Pathogens shows how inhaled fungal spores exit the lung and trigger a fatal infection in mice. The study solves a mystery of mycology: Why are spores of a ...

Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that affects vital organs. It is caused by the infection-containing spores of the fungi Cryptococcus complex. This fungus is primarily found in North America, Europe ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (small rod-shaped bacteria) swarms toward and around a neighboring Cryptococcus neoformans (round yeast) colony. The thin fluid halo surrounding the yeast enables the bacteria ...

Since Cryptococcus, like most club fungi (Basidiomycota), must mate to produce airborne spores, researchers have been faced with a mystery. "The unusual thing about C. neoformans and C. gattii is for ...