Cryptococcus neoformans: plant–microbe interactions and ecology
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Cryptococcus neoformans : plant–microbe interactions and ecology. / Hallas-Mølle, Magnus; Burow, Meike; Henrissat, Bernard; Johansen, Katja Salomon.
In: Trends in Microbiology, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Cryptococcus neoformans
T2 - plant–microbe interactions and ecology
AU - Hallas-Mølle, Magnus
AU - Burow, Meike
AU - Henrissat, Bernard
AU - Johansen, Katja Salomon
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - While the opportunistic human pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are often isolated from plants and plant-related material, evidence suggests that these Cryptococcus species do not directly infect plants. Studies find that plants are important for Cryptococcus mating and dispersal. However, these studies have not provided enough detail about how plants and these fungi interact, especially in ways that could show the fungi are capable of causing disease. This review synthesizes recent findings from studies utilizing different plant models associated with the ecology of C. neoformans and C. gattii. Unanswered questions about their environmental role are highlighted. Overall, current research indicates that Cryptococcus utilizes plants as a substrate rather than harming them, arguing against Cryptococcus as a genuine plant pathogen. We hypothesize that plants represent reservoirs that aid dispersal, not hosts vulnerable to infection.
AB - While the opportunistic human pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are often isolated from plants and plant-related material, evidence suggests that these Cryptococcus species do not directly infect plants. Studies find that plants are important for Cryptococcus mating and dispersal. However, these studies have not provided enough detail about how plants and these fungi interact, especially in ways that could show the fungi are capable of causing disease. This review synthesizes recent findings from studies utilizing different plant models associated with the ecology of C. neoformans and C. gattii. Unanswered questions about their environmental role are highlighted. Overall, current research indicates that Cryptococcus utilizes plants as a substrate rather than harming them, arguing against Cryptococcus as a genuine plant pathogen. We hypothesize that plants represent reservoirs that aid dispersal, not hosts vulnerable to infection.
KW - Cryptococcus
KW - ecology
KW - plant model
KW - plant–fungus interaction
U2 - 10.1016/j.tim.2024.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tim.2024.03.002
M3 - Review
C2 - 38519353
AN - SCOPUS:85188657312
JO - Trends in Microbiology
JF - Trends in Microbiology
SN - 0966-842X
ER -
ID: 390191135