An in vitro method for inducing titan cells reveals novel features of yeast-to-titan switching in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii

• Lamin Saidykhan,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Institute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom, Division of Physical and Natural Science, University of The Gambia, Brikama, The Gambia

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• Joao Correia,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Institute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom

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• Andrey Romanyuk,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Institute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom, School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom

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• Anna F. A. Peacock,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom

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• Guillaume E. Desanti,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision

  Affiliation Institute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom

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• Leanne Taylor-Smith,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

  Affiliation Institute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom

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• Maria Makarova,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

  Affiliation Institute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom

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• Elizabeth R. Ballou ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: e.ballou@exeter.ac.uk (ERB); r.c.may@bham.ac.uk (RCM)

  Affiliations Institute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

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• Robin C. May

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: e.ballou@exeter.ac.uk (ERB); r.c.may@bham.ac.uk (RCM)

  Affiliation Institute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5364-1838

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