The most common cause of cryptococcal meningitis is Cryptococcus neoformans. The addition of 5-fluorocytosine to the treatment of patient with this potentially fatal infection significantly improves disease outcome. However, developing resistance to this drug is a serious problem in patient manageme...
ORGANISM(S): Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans
Increasing antifungal drug resistance is a major concern associated with human fungal infections. Genetic mutation and epimutation mechanisms are clearly linked to resistance in some fungi, but few studies have investigated RNA modifications (the epitranscriptome) as a mediator of resistance. Here, ...
Increasing antifungal drug resistance is a major concern associated with human fungal pathogens like Aspergillus fumigatus. Genetic mutation and epimutation mechanisms clearly drive resistance, yet the epitranscriptome remains relatively untested. Here, deletion of the A. fumigatus tRNA-modifying is...
