Pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast.
Major human pathogen responsible for deadly meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised patients.
Originally isolated in 1978 at Duke University Medical Center.
Statistics
Number of protein genes: 6975
Number of RNA genes: 1215
Janbon G, Ormerod KL, Paulet D, Byrnes EJ 3rd, Yadav V, Chatterjee G, Mullapudi N, Hon CC, Billmyre RB, Brunel F, et al.
Title
Analysis of the genome and transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii reveals complex RNA expression and microevolution leading to virulence attenuation.