Cryptococcus neoformans responds to presence of mycobacterium by diversifying its morphologies and remodelling its capsular material
Dambuza, I. M.; Ross, O.; Mukaremera, L.
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Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis are opportunistic pathogens that share overlapping geographical distributions and physiological niches within the human body. Both are recognised by the World Health Organization as high-priority pathogens. Although clinical reports of co-infections with cryptococcosis and tuberculosis are increasing, experimental studies exploring their interactions remain scarce. Here, we demonstrate that C. neoformans can grow in physiologically relevant human plasma-like medium in the presence of either heat-killed M. tuberculosis antigen or the live vaccine strain, M. bovis BCG. In response to presence of mycobacteria, C. neoformans increased in number and exhibited enhanced virulence-associated traits, including titan cell formation, capsule enlargement and increased survival from phagocytosis. This work provides proof-of-principle for a dynamic, inter-pathogen interaction that may contribute to exacerbation disease outcomes in settings of a co-infection.
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