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The Chitin Connection

Chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, is an essential component of the fungal cell wall. Chitosan, a deacetylated form of chitin, is also important in maintaining cell wall integrity and is essential for Cryptococcus neoformans virulence. In their article, Gilbert et al. [N. M. Gilbert, L. G. Ba...

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Main Authors: Goldman, David L., Vicencio, Alfin G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315704/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448043
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00056-12
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