The Cryptococcus neoformans Transcriptome at the Site of Human Meningitis

doi:10.1128/mbio.01087-13

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The Cryptococcus neoformans Transcriptome at the Site of Human Meningitis

4 Feb 2014

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UNLABELLED: Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of fungal meningitis worldwide. Previous studies have characterized the cryptococcal transcriptome under various stress conditions, but a comprehensive profile of the C. neoformans transcriptome in the human host has not been attempted. Here, we extracted RNA from yeast cells taken directly from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of two AIDS patients with...

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