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Cryptococcus neoformans can form titan-like cells in vitro in response to multiple signals.
PLoS pathogens - 1 May 2018
Trevijano-Contador Nuria, de Oliveira Haroldo Cesar, García-Rodas Rocío, Rossi Suélen Andreia, Llorente Irene, Zaballos Ángel, Janbon Guilhem, Ariño Joaquín, Zaragoza Óscar
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated pathogenic yeast that can change the size of the cells during infection. In particular, this process can occur by enlarging the size of the capsule without modifying the size of the cell body, or by increasing the diameter of the cell body, which is normally accompanied by an increase of the capsule too. This last process leads to the formation of cells of an abnormal...
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