[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus in wildlife and free-living mammals

P Danesi, C Falcaro, LJ Schmertmann… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis is typically a sporadic disease that affects a broad range of animal species
globally. Disease is a consequence of infection with members of the Cryptococcus …

Genetic differences in Chlamydia pecorum between neighbouring sub-populations of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

CM Fernandez, LJ Schmertmann, DP Higgins… - Veterinary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chlamydiosis, caused by Chlamydia pecorum, is regarded as an important threat to koala
populations. Across the koala’s geographical range, disease severity associated with C. …

Comparing immunochromatography with latex antigen agglutination testing for the diagnosis of cryptococcosis in cats, dogs and koalas

…, G Reppas, C Halliday, LJ Schmertmann… - Medical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Although the point-of-care cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay (LFA) has revolutionized
the diagnosis of cryptococcosis in human patients, to date there has been no large-scale …

Prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia and nasal colonization in a free-ranging koala population

LJ Schmertmann, A Kan, VSA Mella… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis, caused by environmental fungi in the Cryptococcus neoformans and
Cryptococcus gattii species complexes, affects a variety of hosts, including koalas (Phascolarctos …

Jet-setting koalas spread Cryptococcus gattii VGII in Australia

LJ Schmertmann, P Danesi, J Monroy-Nieto, J Bowers… - Msphere, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGII is one of the etiologic agents of cryptococcosis, a
systemic mycosis affecting a wide range of host species. Koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) …

[HTML][HTML] A Possible Link between the Environment and Cryptococcus gattii Nasal Colonisation in Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in the Liverpool Plains, New South …

A Kan, LJ Schmertmann, C McArthur… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis caused by yeasts of the Cryptococcus gattii species complex is an increasingly
important mycological disease in humans and other mammals. In Australia, cases of C. …

The mycobiome of Australian tree hollows in relation to the Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans species complexes

LJ Schmertmann, L Irinyi, R Malik… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by members of the Cryptococcus gattii and C.
neoformans species complexes. The C. gattii species complex has a strong environmental …

Cryptococcosis in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): pathogenesis and treatment in the context of two atypical cases

LJ Schmertmann, K Stalder, D Hudson… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Disseminated cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus gattii (molecular type VGI) was
diagnosed in an adult free-ranging female koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Subclinical …

Identification of the environmental source of infection for a domestic ferret with cryptococcosis

LJ Schmertmann, A Wardman, L Setyo… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Cryptococcosis, caused by the Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans species complexes,
is an environmentally acquired mycosis affecting a broad range of host species. Among 9 …

Multi-locus sequence typing as a tool to investigate environmental sources of infection for cryptococcosis in captive birds

LJ Schmertmann, K Bodley, W Meyer, R Malik… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A systematic investigation into environmental sources of infection was conducted at an
Australian zoological park after cryptococcosis, caused by Cryptococcus gattii VGI, was …