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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...
Autores principales: | Stie, Jamal, Bruni, Gillian, Fox, Deborah |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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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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