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Capsule enlargement in Cryptococcus neoformans confers resistance to oxidative stress suggesting a mechanism for intracellular survival

Cryptococcus neoformans is a facultative intracellular pathogen. The most distinctive feature of C. neoformans is a polysaccharide capsule that enlarges depending on environmental stimuli. The mechanism by which C. neoformans avoids killing during phagocytosis is unknown. We hypothesized that capsul...

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Publicado en:Cell Microbiol
Main Authors: Zaragoza, Oscar, Chrisman, Cara J., Castelli, Maria Victoria, Frases, Susana, Cuenca-Estrella, Manuel, Rodríguez-Tudela, Juan Luis, Casadevall, Arturo
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4405381/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18554313
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-5822.2008.01186.x
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