Environmental Status of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in Colombia.

ABSTRACT: The genus Cryptococcus comprises more than 80 species, including C. neoformans and C. gattii, which are pathogenic to humans, mainly affecting the central nervous system. The two species differ in geographic distribution and environmental niche. C. neoformans has a worldwide distribution and is often isolated from bird droppings. On the contrary, C. gattii is reported in tropical and subtropical regions and is associated with Eucalyptus species. This review aims to describe the distribution of environmental isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex and the Cryptococcus gattii species complex in Colombia. A systematic investigation was carried out using different databases, excluding studies of clinical isolates reported

SUBMITTER: Serna-Espinosa BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8225054 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature