The maximum species of Candida,
Cryptococcus, Fusariumand Scopulariopsis are harmless and are useful soil microbes.
Risk factors for exposure to
Cryptococcus include residence in a rural area and contact with soil contaminated by avian droppings.
The other genera,
Cryptococcus and Debaryomyces, have remarkable biotechnological potential in incorporation of lipids in their biomass, being reported as oleaginous yeasts [17,18].
Casadevall, "Ab binding alters gene expression in
Cryptococcus neoformans and directly modulates fungal metabolism," The Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol.
The pathologic specimen showed the presence of yeast-like organisms, such as
Cryptococcus spp.
Segundo o Consenso em criptococose (2008), existem tipos de micose distintas, do ponto de vista clinico e epidemiologico, ou seja, criptococose oportunista, cosmopolita, associada a condicoes de imunodepressao celular causada principalmente pelo
Cryptococcus neoformans (sorotipo D) e grubii (sorotipo A).
Spread of
Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia, Canada, and detection in the Pacific Northwest, USA.
The sebaceous skin sites of boys were much more likely to host species of Epicoccum and
Cryptococcus. Girls showed an early enrichment of Malassezia.
1) and microbiological isolation revealed presence of Aspergillus (n=4), Candida (n=3) and
Cryptococcus (n=1) besides 22 cases of Malassezia infections.
MPH, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an APHA member, presented on
cryptococcus diseases, opportunistic fungal infections that kill half a million people every year in sub-Saharan Africa.
The boy died after catching
Cryptococcus, which is linked to pigeon droppings.