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The interplay of phenotype and genotype in Cryptococcus neoformans disease.
Bioscience reports - 30 Oct 2020
Altamirano Sophie, Jackson Katrina M, Nielsen Kirsten
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening meningitis primarily in immunocompromised individuals. In order to survive and proliferate during infection, C. neoformans must adapt to a variety of stresses it encounters within the host. Patient outcome depends on the interaction between the pathogen and the host. Understanding the mechanisms that C. neoformans uses to...
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