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This photomicrograph depicts Cryptococcus neoformans using a light India ink staining preparation. Life-threatening infections caused by the pathogen have been increasing steadily over the past 10 years because of the onset of AIDS and the expanded use of immunosuppressive drugs. Cryptococcus fungi thrive on a sugar called inositol, which is abundant in the human brain and spinal cord. (Courtesy: Centers for Disease Control/Wikimedia Commons)
DUKE (US)—Highly dangerous Cryptococcus fungi love sugar and will consume it anywhere because it helps them reproduce. In particular, they thrive on a sugar called inositol, which is abundant in the human brain and spinal cord. Continue…
