The Cryptococcus gattii species complex: Unique pathogenic yeasts with understudied virulence mechanisms

Members of Cryptococcus gattii/neoformans species complex are the etiological agents of the potentially fatal human fungal infection cryptococcosis. C. gattii and its sister species cause disease in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts, while the closely related species C. neoformans and...

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Main Authors: Lamin Saidykhan, Chinaemerem U. Onyishi, Robin C. May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9754292/?tool=EBI