A. Alanio

Coregulation of extracellular vesicle production and fluconazole susceptibility in Cryptococcus neoformans

This study identifies regulators of extracellular vesicle production in Cryptococcus neoformans and links EV production to fluconazole resistance.

Intranasal inoculation of Cryptococcus neoformans in mice produces nasal infection with rapid brain dissemination

This study shows that intranasal infection with Cryptococcus neoformans in mice leads to rapid brain dissemination and nasal colonization within hours.

Cryptococcus neoformans resists to drastic conditions by switching to viable but non-culturable cell phenotype

This paper demonstrates that Cryptococcus neoformans can enter a viable but non-culturable state under specific in vitro conditions, characterized by reduced metabolism and reactivation potential.

The enigmatic role of fungal annexins: the case of Cryptococcus neoformans

This study investigates the role of annexins in Cryptococcus neoformans, finding that the annexin gene is not essential for virulence or mating but affects titan cell formation.

Titan cells formation in Cryptococcus neoformans is finely tuned by environmental conditions and modulated by positive and negative genetic regulators

This study identifies environmental and genetic factors that regulate titan cell formation in Cryptococcus neoformans using an optimized in vitro assay.

Outbreak of invasive wound mucormycosis in a burn unit due to multiple strains of Mucor circinelloides f. circinelloides resolved by whole genome sequencing

This study used whole genome sequencing to investigate an outbreak of invasive wound mucormycosis in a burn unit, revealing multiple strains from an environmental reservoir rather than direct patient-to-patient transmission.