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The WHO fungal priority pathogens list as a game-changer by Fisher, Matthew C., Denning, David W.

“…Invasive fungal diseases are on the increase globally. The World Health Organization fungal priority pathogens list highlights fungi of critical or high…”
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Worldwide emergence of resistance to antifungal drugs challenges human health and food security by Fisher, Matthew C, Hawkins, Nichola J, Sanglard, Dominique, Gurr, Sarah J

“…The recent rate of emergence of pathogenic fungi that are resistant to the limited number of commonly used antifungal agents is unprecedented. The azoles, for…”
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Tackling the emerging threat of antifungal resistance to human health by Fisher, Matthew C., Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana, Berman, Judith, Bicanic, Tihana, Bignell, Elaine M., Bowyer, Paul, Bromley, Michael, Brüggemann, Roger, Garber, Gary, Cornely, Oliver A., Gurr, Sarah. J., Harrison, Thomas S., Kuijper, Ed, Rhodes, Johanna, Sheppard, Donald C., Warris, Adilia, White, P. Lewis, Xu, Jianping, Zwaan, Bas, Verweij, Paul E.

“…Invasive fungal infections pose an important threat to public health and are an under-recognized component of antimicrobial resistance, an emerging crisis…”
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Virulence and Pathogenicity of Chytrid Fungi Causing Amphibian Extinctions by Fisher, Matthew C, Pasmans, Frank, Martel, An

“…Ancient enzootic associations between wildlife and their infections allow evolution to innovate mechanisms of pathogenicity that are counterbalanced by host…”
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Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology, immunology, diagnosis and therapy by Williamson, Peter R., Jarvis, Joseph N., Panackal, Anil A., Fisher, Matthew C., Molloy, Síle F., Loyse, Angela, Harrison, Thomas S.

“…Key Points In most clinical centres in Africa, despite access to antiretroviral therapies, cases of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) are not…”
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Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans sp. nov. causes lethal chytridiomycosis in amphibians by Martel, An, Spitzen-van der Sluijs, Annemarieke, Blooi, Mark, Bert, Wim, Ducatelle, Richard, Fisher, Matthew C., Woeltjes, Antonius, Bosman, Wilbert, Chiers, Koen, Bossuyt, Franky, Pasmans, Frank

“…The current biodiversity crisis encompasses a sixth mass extinction event affecting the entire class of amphibians. The infectious disease chytridiomycosis is…”
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Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health by Fisher, Matthew C., Henk, Daniel. A., Briggs, Cheryl J., Brownstein, John S., Madoff, Lawrence C., McCraw, Sarah L., Gurr, Sarah J.

“…Pathogenic fungi are increasingly contributing to the global emerging disease burden, threatening biodiversity and imposing increasing costs on ecosystem…”
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Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture by Fisher, Matthew C, Gurr, Sarah J, Cuomo, Christina A, Blehert, David S, Jin, Hailing, Stukenbrock, Eva H, Stajich, Jason E, Kahmann, Regine, Boone, Charles, Denning, David W, Gow, Neil A R, Klein, Bruce S, Kronstad, James W, Sheppard, Donald C, Taylor, John W, Wright, Gerard D, Heitman, Joseph, Casadevall, Arturo, Cowen, Leah E

“…The fungal kingdom includes at least 6 million eukaryotic species and is remarkable with respect to its profound impact on global health, biodiversity,…”
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First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital by Schelenz, Silke, Hagen, Ferry, Rhodes, Johanna L, Abdolrasouli, Alireza, Chowdhary, Anuradha, Hall, Anne, Ryan, Lisa, Shackleton, Joanne, Trimlett, Richard, Meis, Jacques F, Armstrong-James, Darius, Fisher, Matthew C

“…is a globally emerging multidrug resistant fungal pathogen causing nosocomial transmission. We report an ongoing outbreak of in a London cardio-thoracic center…”
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Mitigating amphibian chytridiomycoses in nature by Garner, Trenton W. J., Schmidt, Benedikt R., Martel, An, Pasmans, Frank, Muths, Erin, Cunningham, Andrew A., Weldon, Che, Fisher, Matthew C., Bosch, Jaime

“…Amphibians across the planet face the threat of population decline and extirpation caused by the disease chytridiomycosis. Despite consensus that the fungal…”
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Amphibian chytridiomycosis outbreak dynamics are linked with host skin bacterial community structure by Bates, Kieran A., Clare, Frances C., O’Hanlon, Simon, Bosch, Jaime, Brookes, Lola, Hopkins, Kevin, McLaughlin, Emilia J., Daniel, Olivia, Garner, Trenton W. J., Fisher, Matthew C., Harrison, Xavier A.

“…Host-associated microbes are vital for combatting infections and maintaining health. In amphibians, certain skin-associated bacteria inhibit the fungal…”
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The Cryptococcus neoformans Titan cell is an inducible and regulated morphotype underlying pathogenesis by Dambuza, Ivy M, Drake, Thomas, Chapuis, Ambre, Zhou, Xin, Correia, Joao, Taylor-Smith, Leanne, LeGrave, Nathalie, Rasmussen, Tim, Fisher, Matthew C, Bicanic, Tihana, Harrison, Thomas S, Jaspars, Marcel, May, Robin C, Brown, Gordon D, Yuecel, Raif, MacCallum, Donna M, Ballou, Elizabeth R

“…Fungal cells change shape in response to environmental stimuli, and these morphogenic transitions drive pathogenesis and niche adaptation. For example,…”
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Illuminating choices for library prep: a comparison of library preparation methods for whole genome sequencing of Cryptococcus neoformans using Illumina HiSeq by Rhodes, Johanna, Beale, Mathew A, Fisher, Matthew C

“…The industry of next-generation sequencing is constantly evolving, with novel library preparation methods and new sequencing machines being released by the…”
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Mapping the global emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the amphibian chytrid fungus by Olson, Deanna H, Aanensen, David M, Ronnenberg, Kathryn L, Powell, Christopher I, Walker, Susan F, Bielby, Jon, Garner, Trenton W J, Weaver, George, Fisher, Matthew C

“…The rapid worldwide emergence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is having a profound negative impact on biodiversity. However,…”
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Microscopic Aquatic Predators Strongly Affect Infection Dynamics of a Globally Emerged Pathogen by Schmeller, Dirk S., Blooi, Mark, Martel, An, Garner, Trenton W.J., Fisher, Matthew C., Azemar, Frédéric, Clare, Frances C., Leclerc, Camille, Jäger, Lea, Guevara-Nieto, Michelle, Loyau, Adeline, Pasmans, Frank

“…Research on emerging infectious wildlife diseases has placed particular emphasis on host-derived barriers to infection and disease. This focus neglects…”
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The human fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus can produce the highest known number of meiotic crossovers by Auxier, Ben, Debets, Alfons J M, Stanford, Felicia Adelina, Rhodes, Johanna, Becker, Frank M, Reyes Marquez, Francisca, Nijland, Reindert, Dyer, Paul S, Fisher, Matthew C, van den Heuvel, Joost, Snelders, Eveline

“…Sexual reproduction involving meiosis is essential in most eukaryotes. This produces offspring with novel genotypes, both by segregation of parental…”
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Genomic innovations linked to infection strategies across emerging pathogenic chytrid fungi by Farrer, Rhys A., Martel, An, Verbrugghe, Elin, Abouelleil, Amr, Ducatelle, Richard, Longcore, Joyce E., James, Timothy Y., Pasmans, Frank, Fisher, Matthew C., Cuomo, Christina A.

“…To understand the evolutionary pathways that lead to emerging infections of vertebrates, here we explore the genomic innovations that allow free-living chytrid…”
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Nonrandom Distribution of Azole Resistance across the Global Population of Aspergillus fumigatus by Sewell, Thomas R, Zhu, Jianing, Rhodes, Johanna, Hagen, Ferry, Meis, Jacques F, Fisher, Matthew C, Jombart, Thibaut

“…The emergence of azole resistance in the pathogenic fungus has continued to increase, with the dominant resistance mechanisms, consisting of a 34-nucleotide…”
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Elevated Corticosterone Levels and Changes in Amphibian Behavior Are Associated with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) Infection and Bd Lineage by Gabor, Caitlin R, Fisher, Matthew C, Bosch, Jaime

“…Few studies have examined the role hormones play in mediating clinical changes associated with infection by the parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd)…”
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Successful elimination of a lethal wildlife infectious disease in nature by Bosch, Jaime, Sanchez-Tomé, Eva, Fernández-Loras, Andrés, Oliver, Joan A., Fisher, Matthew C., Garner, Trenton W. J.

“…Methods to mitigate the impacts of emerging infectious diseases affecting wildlife are urgently needed to combat loss of biodiversity. However, the successful…”
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