5/8/2018 · C. neoformans var neoformans, cryptococcosis, cryptococcal infections, cryptococci, torulosis, European blastomycosis Footnote 1-Footnote 3. Characteristics. C. neoformans is a spherical yeast, 4-6 µm in diameter, that produces a capsule containing glucoronoxylomannan (GXM), extending the overall diameter to 25 μm or more Footnote 4-Footnote 6. Criptococcus neoformans Aspecto de la afectación encefálica con extensa desestructuración cortical y de la sustancia blanca subcortical, que adoptan una apariencia gelatinosa. 18. Criptococcus neoformans Lesiones en el Pallidum, de apariencia mucinosa y contornos redondeados muy nítidos correspondientes a colonias de Criptococos. 19. 4/3/2016 · The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans has been studied extensively in recent decades, and a large body of information is now available to the scientific community. Well-known aspects of the capsule include its structure, antigenic properties and its function as a virulence factor.