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Chitosan, the deacetylated form of chitin, is necessary for cell wall integrity in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Eukaryotic cell - 1 May 2007

Baker Lorina G, Specht Charles A, Donlin Maureen J, Lodge Jennifer K

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Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes cryptococcal meningoencephalitis, particularly in immunocompromised patients. The fungal cell wall is an excellent target for antifungal therapies as it is an essential organelle that provides cell structure and integrity, it is needed for the localization or attachment of known virulence factors, including the polysaccharide capsule,...

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PMID: 17400891
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00399-06
PMCID: PMC1899242

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