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Capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans grows by enlargement of polysaccharide molecules

The human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans has a distinctive polysaccharide (PS) capsule that enlarges during infection. The capsule is essential for virulence, but the mechanism for capsular growth is unknown. In the present study, we used dynamic light scattering (LS) analysis of capsular...

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Auteurs principaux: Frases, Susana, Pontes, Bruno, Nimrichter, Leonardo, Viana, Nathan B., Rodrigues, Marcio L., Casadevall, Arturo
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: National Academy of Sciences 2009
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2633523/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19164571
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0808995106
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