N-acetylglucosamine affects Cryptococcus neoformans cell-wall composition and melanin architecture

Cryptococcus neoformans is an environmental fungus that belongs to the phylum Basidiomycetes and is a major pathogen in immunocompromised patients. The ability of C. neoformans to produce melanin pigments represents its second most important virulence factor, after the presence of a polysaccharide c...

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Published in:Microbiology (Reading)
Main Authors: Camacho, Emma, Chrissian, Christine, Cordero, Radames J. B., Liporagi-Lopes, Livia, Stark, Ruth E., Casadevall, Arturo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Microbiology Society 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5775898/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29043954
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000552
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