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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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Main Authors: Frases, Susana, Pontes, Bruno, Nimrichter, Leonardo, Viana, Nathan B., Rodrigues, Marcio L., Casadevall, Arturo
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2009
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Acceso en liña: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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