Sexual Cycle of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and Virulence of Congenic a and α Isolates

Cryptococcus neoformans is a human-pathogenic fungus that has evolved into three distinct varieties that infect most prominently the central nervous system. A sexual cycle involving haploid cells of a and α mating types has been reported for two varieties (C. neoformans var. neoformans, serotype D,...

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Main Authors: Nielsen, Kirsten, Cox, Gary M., Wang, Ping, Toffaletti, Dena L., Perfect, John R., Heitman, Joseph
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2003
Subjects:
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC187335/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12933823
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.71.9.4831-4841.2003
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