Cryptococcus neoformans typically grows as a yeast (unicellular) and replicates by budding. It makes hyphae during mating, and eventually creates basidiospores at the end of the hyphae …

Apr 24, 2024 · Two species (types) of Cryptococcus cause most infections, Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) and Cryptococcus gattii (C. gatti). Causes and risk factors for …

May 30, 2023 · The fungi Cryptococcus gattii (C. gattii) and Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) cause cryptococcosis. They live in the environment — in dirt (soil), on trees and …

Jul 29, 2025 · Cryptococcus neoformans is a facultative intracellular pathogen, which uses human phagocytes to spread within the body. The fungus has the ability to colonize phagocytic cells …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a dimorphic fungus that causes lethal meningoencephalitis mainly in immunocompromised individuals. Different morphotypes enable this environmental fungus and …

Jun 24, 2025 · Cryptococcus neoformans is a cause of central nervous system (CNS) disease in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. It can also cause pneumonia and …

Explore the pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, and antifungal resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans in this comprehensive overview.

Aug 29, 2024 · C neoformans is the most common life-threatening cause of fungal infection in people with HIV/AIDS. People between 20 to 40 years of age are the most common age group …

Cryptococcosis is a potentially fatal fungal infection of mainly the lungs, presenting as a pneumonia, and in the brain, where it appears as a meningitis. [4][9][12] Coughing, difficulty …

Cryptococcosis is a pulmonary or disseminated infection acquired by inhalation of soil contaminated with the encapsulated yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans or C. gattii.