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ArticleScientific reports2015

Pathogenic diversity amongst serotype C VGIII and VGIV Cryptococcus gattii isolates.

Jéssica Rodrigues, Fernanda L Fonseca, Rafael O Schneider, Rodrigo M da C Godinho, Carolina Firacative, Krystyna Maszewska, Wieland Meyer, Augusto Schrank, Charley Staats, Livia Kmetzsch and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Jéssica RodriguesInstituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fernanda L FonsecaFundação Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde (CDTS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rafael O SchneiderCentro de Biotecnologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Rodrigo M da C GodinhoInstituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Carolina Firacative1] Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Medical School - Westmead Hospital, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, Australia [2] Grupo de Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
Krystyna MaszewskaMolecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Medical School - Westmead Hospital, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Wieland MeyerMolecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Medical School - Westmead Hospital, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Augusto SchrankCentro de Biotecnologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Charley StaatsCentro de Biotecnologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Livia KmetzschCentro de Biotecnologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Marilene H VainsteinCentro de Biotecnologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Marcio L Rodrigues1] Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [2] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde (CDTS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRFundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRInstituto Nacional de Salud · COThe University of Sydney · AUWestmead Hospital · AU

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryptococcus gattii is one of the causative agents of human cryptococcosis. Highly virulent strains of serotype B C. gattii have been studied in detail, but little information is available on the pathogenic properties of serotype C isolates. In this study, we analyzed pathogenic determinants in three serotype C C. gattii isolates (106.97, ATCC 24066 and WM 779). Isolate ATCC 24066 (molecular type VGIII) differed from isolates WM 779 and 106.97 (both VGIV) in capsule dimensions, expression of CAP genes, chitooligomer distribution, and induction of host chitinase activity. Isolate WM 779 was more efficient than the others in producing pigments and all three isolates had distinct patterns of reactivity with antibodies to glucuronoxylomannan. This great phenotypic diversity reflected in differential pathogenicity. VGIV isolates WM 779 and 106.97 were similar in their ability to cause lethality and produced higher pulmonary fungal burden in a murine model of cryptococcosis, while isolate ATCC 24066 (VGIII) was unable to reach the brain and caused reduced lethality in intranasally infected mice. These results demonstrate a high diversity in the pathogenic potential of isolates of C. gattii belonging to the molecular types VGIII and VGIV.

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AnimalsBacterial CapsulesBrainChitinasesCryptococcosisCryptococcus gattiiDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansLungMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPhenotypePolysaccharidesSerogroupSurvival RateChitinasesglucuronoxylomannanPolysaccharides

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PMCPMC4495446
OpenAlexW800599082

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