Cryptococcal meningitis is a potentially deadly infection of the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord (the meninges) caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans).

neoformans. This allowed Coelho’s team to visualize up to 200 micrometer sections of their sample tissues. “This tool will boost any microscope you have, just because it makes [the tissue] transparent ...

Cryptococcal fungal infections are caused by the Cryptococcus species of fungi, most commonly Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These fungi are most naturally found in warm and ...