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Role of an Expanded Inositol Transporter Repertoire in Cryptococcus neoformans Sexual Reproduction and Virulence

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are globally distributed human fungal pathogens and the leading causes of fungal meningitis. Recent studies reveal that myo-inositol is an important factor for fungal sexual reproduction. That C. neoformans can utilize myo-inositol as a sole carbon sou...

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Autores principales: Xue, Chaoyang, Liu, Tongbao, Chen, Lydia, Li, Wenjun, Liu, Iris, Kronstad, James W., Seyfang, Andreas, Heitman, Joseph
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20689743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00084-10