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Genetic Manipulation of Cryptococcus neoformans
17 Jul 2018
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen, which causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals and is responsible for more than 1,000,000 infections and 600,000 deaths annually worldwide. Nevertheless, anti-cryptococcal therapeutic options are limited, mainly because of the similarity between fungal and human cellular structures. Owing to advances in genetic and...
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