Induction of Capsule Growth in Cryptococcus neoformans by Mammalian Serum and CO(2)

The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans has a polysaccharide capsule that is essential for virulence in vivo. Capsule size is known to increase during animal infection, and this phenomenon was recently associated with virulence. Although various conditions have been implicated in promoting cap...

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Publié dans:	Infect Immun
Auteurs principaux:	Zaragoza, Oscar, Fries, Bettina C., Casadevall, Arturo
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2003
Sujets:	Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Accès en ligne:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC219591/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14573631/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.71.11.6155-6164.2003
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