<i>Cryptococcus</i>: History, Epidemiology and Immune Evasion

<i>Cryptococcus</i>: History, Epidemiology and Immune Evasion

Cryptococcosis is a disease caused by the pathogenic fungi <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> and <i>Cryptococcus gattii</i>, both environmental fungi that cause severe pneumonia and may even lead to cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. Although <i>C. neoformans</i> affe...

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Main Authors: Israel Diniz-Lima, Leonardo Marques da Fonseca, Elias Barbosa da Silva-Junior, Joyce Cristina Guimarães-de-Oliveira, Leonardo Freire-de-Lima, Danielle Oliveira Nascimento, Alexandre Morrot, Jose Osvaldo Previato, Lucia Mendonça-Previato, Debora Decote-Ricardo, Celio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
<i>Cryptococcus gattii</i>
<i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>
cryptococcosis
infection
virulence factor
immunomodulation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7086

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