Article
Strains of Cryptococcus neoformans with defined capsular phenotypes.
Journal of medical and veterinary mycology : bi-monthly publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology - 1 Jan 1994
Jacobson E S, Tingler M J
Abstract excerpt
The polysaccharide capsule is a virulence factor in the opportunistic yeast pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans. We describe a collection of strains which were isolated or constructed to exhibit defined capsular phenotypes. The collection includes strains with wild-type, acapsular and hypercapsular traits.
Topics
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Culture Media
- Mutation
- Mycology
- Phenotype
- Species Specificity