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The Chitin Connection
Chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, is an essential component of the fungal cell wall. Chitosan, a deacetylated form of chitin, is also important in maintaining cell wall integrity and is essential for Cryptococcus neoformans virulence. In their article, Gilbert et al. [N. M. Gilbert, L. G. Ba...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society of Microbiology
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315704/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448043 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00056-12 |