Advances in Cryptococcus genomics: insights into the evolution of pathogenesis

Tracing Genetic Exchange and Biogeography of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii at the Global Population Level

(2017) Johanna Rhodes et al.   GENETICS

Population genomics and the evolution of virulence in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

(2017) Christopher A. Desjardins et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Mismatch Repair of DNA Replication Errors Contributes to Microevolution in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

(2017) Kylie J. Boyce et al.   mBio

Microevolution of Serial Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and C. gattii

(2017) Yuan Chen et al.   mBio

A Population Genomics Approach to Assessing the Genetic Basis of Within-Host Microevolution Underlying Recurrent Cryptococcal Meningitis Infection

(2017) Johanna Rhodes et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Natural mismatch repair mutations mediate phenotypic diversity and drug resistance in Cryptococcus deuterogattii

(2017) R Blake Billmyre et al.   eLife

Tracing Genetic Exchange and Biogeography of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii at the Global Population Level

(2017) Johanna Rhodes et al.   GENETICS

Genomic epidemiology of Cryptococcus yeasts identifies adaptation to environmental niches underpinning infection across an African HIV/AIDS cohort

(2016) Mathieu Vanhove et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Microevolutionary traits and comparative population genomics of the emerging pathogenic fungusCryptococcus gattii

(2016) Rhys A. Farrer et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

MLST and Whole-Genome-Based Population Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII Links Clinical, Veterinary and Environmental Strains, and Reveals Divergent Serotype Specific Sub-populations and Distant Ancestors

(2016) Carolina Firacative et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Intron retention-dependent gene regulation in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2016) Sara Gonzalez-Hilarion et al.   Scientific Reports

Recognition of seven species in the Cryptococcus gattii/Cryptococcus neoformans species complex

(2015) Ferry Hagen et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Comparative analyses of clinical and environmental populations ofCryptococcus neoformansin Botswana

(2015) Yuan Chen et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Cryptococcosis Serotypes Impact Outcome and Provide Evidence of Cryptococcus neoformans Speciation

(2015) Marie Desnos-Ollivier et al.   mBio

Genome Evolution and Innovation across the Four Major Lineages of Cryptococcus gattii

(2015) Rhys A. Farrer et al.   mBio

Genotypic Diversity Is Associated with Clinical Outcome and Phenotype in Cryptococcal Meningitis across Southern Africa

(2015) Mathew A. Beale et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Illuminating Choices for Library Prep: A Comparison of Library Preparation Methods for Whole Genome Sequencing of Cryptococcus neoformans Using Illumina HiSeq

(2014) Johanna Rhodes et al.   PLoS One

Highly Recombinant VGII Cryptococcus gattii Population Develops Clonal Outbreak Clusters through both Sexual Macroevolution and Asexual Microevolution

(2014) R. B. Billmyre et al.   mBio

Cryptococcus gattii in North American Pacific Northwest: Whole-Population Genome Analysis Provides Insights into Species Evolution and Dispersal

(2014) D. M. Engelthaler et al.   mBio

Analysis of the Genome and Transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Reveals Complex RNA Expression and Microevolution Leading to Virulence Attenuation

(2014) Guilhem Janbon et al.   PLoS Genetics

Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cryptococcus, Pneumocystis Genetic Variability: Cryptic Biological Species or Clonal Near-Clades?

(2014) Michel Tibayrenc et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Cryptococcus gattii VGIII Isolates Causing Infections in HIV/AIDS Patients in Southern California: Identification of the Local Environmental Source as Arboreal

(2014) Deborah J. Springer et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Geographically Structured Populations of Cryptococcus neoformans Variety grubii in Asia Correlate with HIV Status and Show a Clonal Population Structure

(2013) Kantarawee Khayhan et al.   PLoS One

Ancient Dispersal of the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon Rainforest

(2013) Ferry Hagen et al.   PLoS One

Comparative Genomics of Serial Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans Reveals Gene Associated With Carbon Utilization and Virulence

(2013) Kate L. Ormerod et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Regulated expression of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase A reveals an influence on cell size and the secretion of virulence factors in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2012) Jaehyuk Choi et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Population Genetic Analyses Reveal the African Origin and Strain Variation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii

(2012) Anastasia P. Litvintseva et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Genetic differentiation, recombination and clonal expansion in environmental populations of Cryptococcus gattii in India

(2011) Anuradha Chowdhary et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evidence that the Human Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii May Have Evolved in Africa

(2011) Anastasia P. Litvintseva et al.   PLoS One

Low Diversity Cryptococcus neoformans Variety grubii Multilocus Sequence Types from Thailand Are Consistent with an Ancestral African Origin

(2011) Sitali P. Simwami et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Molecular Evidence That the Range of the Vancouver Island Outbreak ofCryptococcus gattiiInfection Has Expanded into the Pacific Northwest in the United States

(2009) Edmond J. Byrnes III et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Consensus multi-locus sequence typing scheme forCryptococcus neoformansandCryptococcus gattii

(2009) Wieland Meyer et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Genetic Diversity of the Cryptococcus Species Complex Suggests that Cryptococcus gattii Deserves to Have Varieties

(2009) Popchai Ngamskulrungroj et al.   PLoS One

Systematic Genetic Analysis of Virulence in the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

(2008) Oliver W. Liu et al.   CELL

Six monophyletic lineages identified within Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii by multi-locus sequence typing

(2007) M. Bovers et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY