Cryptococcus neoformans Capsular Enlargement and Cellular Gigantism during Galleria mellonella Infection

We have studied infection of Cryptococcus neoformans in the non-vertebrate host Galleria mellonella with particular interest in the morphological response of the yeast. Inoculation of C. neoformans in caterpillars induced a capsule-independent increase in haemocyte density 2 h after infection. C. ne...

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Autores principales: García-Rodas, Rocío, Casadevall, Arturo, Rodríguez-Tudela, Juan Luís, Cuenca-Estrella, Manuel, Zaragoza, Oscar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21915338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024485

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21915338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024485

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