Variability of phenotypic traits in Cryptococcus varieties and species and the resulting implications for pathogenesis.

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Variability of phenotypic characteristics in Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and var. neoformans as well as Cryptococcus gattii can have diverse effects on the virulence of these fungi and are thus important for pathogenesis. This article summarizes the diverse phenotypic changes that these fungi can manifest. We divide changes into those that affect the entire fungal population and are predominantly induced...

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