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Aging: an emergent phenotypic trait that contributes to the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans.
Future microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
Bouklas Tejas, Fries Bettina C
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The pathogenic fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans, is known to undergo phenotypic variation, which affects its virulence in the host. Recent investigations on C. neoformans cells in humans have validated the concept that phenotypic variation is present and relevant for the outcome of chronic cryptococcosis. The C. neoformans capsule is not the only trait that varies among strains. An emerging variant is the "old...
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