Faster Melanization Increases Virulence in Experimental and Human Cryptococcosis.

spp. are human pathogens that cause 181,000 deaths per year. In this work, we systematically investigated the virulence attributes of spp.

A novel genomic variant in Midwestern Brazil: evidence for an older and wider sporotrichosis epidemic.

Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous infection caused by fungi from the genus . It is transmitted by inoculation of infective particles found in plant-contaminated material or diseased animals, characterizing the classic sapronotic and emerging zoonotic transmission, respectively. Since 1998, southeastern Brazil has experienced a zoonotic sporotrichosis epidemic caused by , centred in the state of Rio de Janeiro.