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The majority of Cryptococcus species live in the soil and do not cause disease in humans. Cryptococcus neoformans is the major human and animal pathogen. Papiliotrema laurentii and Naganishia albida, both formerly referred to Cryptococcus, have been known to occasionally cause moderate-to-severe disease in human patients with compromised immunity.
Cryptococcus is a genus of fungi in the family Cryptococcaceae that includes both yeasts and filamentous species. The filamentous, sexual forms or teleomorphs were formerly classified in the genus Filobasidiella, while Cryptococcus was reserved for the yeasts. Most yeast species formerly referred to Cryptococcus have
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated basidiomycetous yeast [1] belonging to the class Tremellomycetes and an obligate aerobe [2] that can live in both plants and animals. Its teleomorph is a filamentous fungus , formerly referred to Filobasidiella neoformans .
This list is not exhaustive and does not contain many fungi that, although not deadly, are still harmful. For a less-detailed list of fungi that include non-deadly poisonous species, see List of poisonous fungi .
In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical ...
Filobasidium uniguttulatum (formerly Cryptococcus uniguttulatus) is, rarely, a human pathogen in its yeast state, causing meningitis. [2] Filobasidium floriforme may be of interest in biotechnological applications. It shows an ability to produce lipases which could be used in biofuel production. [3]
There is a low abundance of fungi associated with most human body sites, such as the gastrointestinal tract, where fungi typically compose just 0.001 - 0.1% of the microbial community. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] However, fungi compose a significant fraction of the microbiome at some locations, such as the ear canal.
Candida auris, a potentially deadly fungus that is resistant to drug therapy, is spreading rapidly across California and the U.S., the CDC said. Potentially deadly fungus spreading rapidly across ...