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Identification and characterization of an SKN7 homologue in Cryptococcus neoformans.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2005
Wormley F L, Heinrich G, Miller J L, Perfect J R, Cox G M
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Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen that primarily infects the central nervous system of immunocompromised individuals, causing life-threatening meningoencephalitis. The capacity of C. neoformans to subvert host defenses and disseminate by intracellular parasitism of alveolar macrophages in the immune-compromised host has led to studies to evaluate genes associated with C. neoformans...
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