Isolation of Cryptococcus spp

Cryptococcosis is an acute, subacute or chronic fungal disease caused by an encapsulated Basidiomycetes yeast belonging to the genus Cryptococcus. Among the many species of the genus “Cryptococcus” ubiquitously present in the environment Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are clinically significant. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered as an AIDS defining condition and is the most common fungal infection of the central nervous system in patients with or without impaired immune function.

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The isolates of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans were inhibited by curcumin, with different degrees of inhibition among species, with MICs ranging from 8-64 µg/mL. After exposure of the C. albicans strains to curcumin, it was observed a decrease in the number of viable cells and damage to cell membranes, the mitochondrial function of C. albicans cells appears to be affected after exposure to curcumin.

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