<i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> : A sugar-coated killer with designer genes

doi:10.1016/j.femsim.2005.06.005

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<i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> : A sugar-coated killer with designer genes

20 Jul 2005

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Cryptococcus neoformans has become a common central nervous system pathogen as the immunocompromised populations enlarge world-wide. This encapsulated yeast has significant advantages for the study of fungal pathogenesis and these include: (1) a clinically important human pathogen; (2) a tractable genetic system; (3) advanced molecular biology foundation; (4) understanding of several virulence phenotypes; (5)...

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