Surface-Associated Plasminogen Binding of Cryptococcus neoformans Promotes Extracellular Matrix Invasion

BACKGROUND: The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of illness and death in persons with predisposing factors, including: malignancies, solid organ transplants, and corticosteroid use. C. neoformans is ubiquitous in the environment and enters into the lungs via inhalation, whe...

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Autores principales: Stie, Jamal, Bruni, Gillian, Fox, Deborah
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19492051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005780

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19492051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005780

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