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EDTA Inhibits Biofilm Formation, Extracellular Vesicular Secretion, and Shedding of the Capsular Polysaccharide Glucuronoxylomannan by Cryptococcus neoformans

The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans can grow as a biofilm on a range of synthetic and prosthetic materials. Cryptococcal biofilm formation can complicate the placement of shunts used to relieve increased intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis and can serve as a nidus for chronic in...

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Main Authors: Robertson, Emma J., Wolf, Julie M., Casadevall, Arturo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485937/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22941091
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01953-12
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