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Rare Cutaneous Presentation of Disseminated Cryptococcus gattii Infection in an Immunocompetent Male: A Case Report
Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, affecting mainly immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts, respectively. Cutaneous involvement may in...
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December 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Wenn Pilze Social Media machen würden:

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- Schizophyllum commune

Kernkraft, ja bitte!
- Cryptococcus neoformans

Bier ist essentielles Kulturgut!
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Ich übernehm den Laden hier!
- Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
November 22, 2024 at 1:45 PM
boghuma.bsky.social
An mRNA-LNP vaccine for cryptococcus neoformans effective in a murine model. Cryptococcus is one of the highest burden fungal diseases which can cause severe infection especially in the immunocompromised 🧪 #idsky @germhuntermd.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Developing mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine effective for cryptococcosis in a murine model - npj Vaccines
npj Vaccines - Developing mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine effective for cryptococcosis in a murine model
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February 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
trompone.bsky.social
só cagando cryptococcus ne geny
September 15, 2024 at 5:11 PM
germhuntermd.bsky.social
Medical cannabis as the source of Cryptococcus neoformans infection

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Medical cannabis as the source of Cryptococcus neoformans infection
Abstract. Whole genome sequencing demonstrated Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A from cerebrospinal fluid and larynx of a patient receiving therapy for re
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August 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
sundermannaj.bsky.social
New from my fellow Pitt ID colleagues!:

A very interesting story of CSF Cryptococcus neoformans infection resulting from contaminated medical cannabis

Patient and cannabis isolates were genetically indistinguishable

#IDSky

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Medical cannabis as the source of Cryptococcus neoformans infection
Abstract. Whole genome sequencing demonstrated Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A from cerebrospinal fluid and larynx of a patient receiving therapy for re
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August 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
pookleblinky.bsky.social
Things that can cause meningoencephalitis: herpes, listeria, tuberculosis, enteroviruses, measles and mumps, toxoplasma gondii, the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus, etc.
September 15, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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Cryptococcus luteus

#Cryptococcusluteus #Cryptococcus #Filobasidiellalutea #Filobasidiella #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends
February 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
ruhrpottpilze.bsky.social
Cryptococcus luteus

#Cryptococcusluteus #Cryptococcus #Filobasidiellalutea #Filobasidiella #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
hitenmadhani.bsky.social
Our latest preprint describes methods and tools that enable >99% efficient short homology-dependent genome editing in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Congratulations to Matt, Sanjita, and Manning!

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Near 100% efficient homology-dependent genome engineering in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
We recently described CRISPR/Cas9-based short homology-dependent genome engineering in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans , a haploid budding yeast that is the most common cause of fung...
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February 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
bongtologicalshock.bsky.social
its not their fault, the Cryptococcus makes everyone toxic :(

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From pigeon guano to the brain
Exploring the journey of the deadly fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans (and its less widespread but still quite serious cousin C. gattii).
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December 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
hitenmadhani.bsky.social
Our small but important technical advance for conditional mutation in Cryptococcus neoformans. Combined with some other technical advances (like 100% efficient HDR), this makes working on this yeast as easy as working on S. cerevisiae. tinyurl.com/yzhjr45u
An auxin-inducible degron system for conditional mutation in the fungal meningitis pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Abstract. Cryptococcus neoformans is the top-ranked W.H.O. fungal priority pathogen, but tools for generating conditional mutations are limited. Auxin-indu
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April 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Genomic and phenotypic insights into the expanding phylogenetic landscape of the Cryptococcus genus journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Genomic and phenotypic insights into the expanding phylogenetic landscape of the Cryptococcus genus
Author summary Cryptococcus is a genus of fungi that includes both pathogenic species capable of causing life-threatening infections in humans and many environmental species that inhabit soil, fruit, ...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
jhuang90.bsky.social
1/7 Excited to share our new preprint on CnTV1, a novel mycovirus of Cryptococcus neoformans!

Here’s what we did 🧵
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An ancestral mitochondrial DNA insertion disrupts RNAi and enables persistence of a novel mycovirus in Cryptococcus neoformans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.15.751489v1
September 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
hitenmadhani.bsky.social
Warp speed genetics!

We have just published another methods paper, which demonstrates how to make short-homology genome edits in Cryptococcus neoformans with exceptionally high efficiency.

Kudos to Matt, Sanjita, and Manning!

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Near 100% efficient homology-dependent genome engineering in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Abstract. We recently described CRISPR/Cas9-based short homology-dependent genome engineering in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, a haplo
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June 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
allshire-lab.bsky.social
In our latest collaborative work we identify a novel form of reversible fluconazole heteroresistance that is associated with variable islands of heterochromatin in clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans. Thanks to all @ Allshire, Heitman Bicanic labs especially 1st author @ybecky.bsky.social
Variable ectopic heterochromatin islands provide an alternative route to antifungal heteroresistance in Cryptococcus neoformans
The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is estimated to cause approximately 180,000 deaths annually, primarily among immunocompromised HIV patients in resource-limited countries in central and sou...
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June 12, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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Decoding Cryptococcus: From African biodiversity to worldwide prevalence

MA Coelho et al

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On the left is a phylogenetic tree for Cryptococcus. Opportunistic pathogenic species separate from saprobic (non pathogenic) species. On the right is a map of Africa, and 5 circles around it representing different environments: African trees, Bark beetles and grass, pigeon guano, amoebae, and hyrax midden. The diversity of Cryptococcus species on the African continent suggests that Africa is not only a hotspot of diversity but also a backdrop for Cryptococcus evolution, facilitated by interactions with various competitors (e.g., amoebae and soil bacteria), hosts, and dispersal vectors (plants, insects, birds, and mammals).
February 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Medical cannabis as the source of Cryptococcus neoformans infection

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Medical cannabis as the source of Cryptococcus neoformans infection
This is the first study to definitively link an infection to a pathogen in medical cannabis used by the patient.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
mrccmm.bsky.social
This beautiful #imageoftheweek was captured by Vanessa Francis and shows the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans (stained purple) in the airways #science #microscopy #health #research #mycology
June 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
justsmilelady.bsky.social
Cryptococcus neoformans
Immunocompromised host
: lung, CNS, cutaneous manifestation
Infected from: bird droppings, soil
✅️varying size yeasts with thin walls
✅️encapsulated by thick capsule of glucuronoxylomannan
▶️ GMS+, mucicarmine+, PAS+
#pathsky #pathology #IDpath #lungpath #cryptococcus
December 1, 2024 at 2:03 AM
smlungpathguy.bsky.social
4. Cryptococcus (mucicarmine stain)

Please feel free to use the images in this thread for teaching 🙏🏾

#pathology #pulmpath #pathsky #pathbugs #crittersonbluesky
November 24, 2024 at 10:53 PM
asiya-gusa.bsky.social
Sharing our lab’s first publication! Probing clinical isolates of Cryptococcus, a disease-causing fungus of the lungs and brain, we found multiple heat-mobile elements that ‘jump’ in the genome at body temperature (!) with the ability to drive adaptive changes. journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
January 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
microbecharmer.bsky.social
Cryptococcus neoformans - note the spherical shape, narrow-necked budding, and capsule.
#IDsky

Find him here: tinyurl.com/32zzfy55
January 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
opusminus.bsky.social
I love moss - but cryptococcus may kill us all ...

#moss #cryptococcus #gatii
December 7, 2023 at 1:49 AM
plosbiology.org
How do #brain #macrophages detect pathogens without direct contact? This study shows that #microglia sense capsular components from capillary-bound #Cryptococcus via endothelial nucleotide signaling, triggering uptake but not clearance @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4rYS9Dt
An in vivo image of the mouse brain showing two Cryptococcal colonies with microglia association. Capillary vessels are shown in magenta. The mouse was intravenously infected with GFP-expressing Cryptococcus neoformans for 48 h.
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM