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May 21, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Isabel Jiménez |Quigly Dragotakes |Piotr R. Stempinski |Seth D. Greengo

AbstractCryptococcus is a genus of saprophytic fungi with global distribution. Two species complexes, C. neoformans and C. gattii, pose health risks to humans and animals. Cryptococcal infections result from inhalation of aerosolized spores and/or desiccated yeasts from terrestrial reservoirs such as soil, trees, and avian guano. More recently, C.

May 18, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Quigly Dragotakes |David Sullivan |Rickey E. Carter |Michael Joyner

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Apr 6, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Quigly Dragotakes |Arturo Casadevall |Johns Hopkins

AbstractCryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes cryptococcosis mostly in immune compromised patients, such as those with HIV/AIDS. One survival mechanism of C. neoformans during infection is melanin production, which catalyzed by laccase, and protects fungal cells against immune attack. Hence comparative assessment of laccase activity is useful for characterizing cryptococcal strains. We serendipitously observed that culturing C.

Jan 1, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Quigly Dragotakes |Arturo Casadevall |Johns Hopkins

AbstractCryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes cryptococcosis mostly in immune compromised patients, such as those with HIV/AIDS. One survival mechanism of C. neoformans during infection is melanin production, which is catalyzed by laccase. Hence comparative assessment of laccase activity is useful for characterizing cryptococcal strains. After a serendipitous observation that culturing C.

Jun 14, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Quigly Dragotakes |Arturo Casadevall |Johns Hopkins

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