DNA Mutations Mediate Microevolution between Host-Adapted Forms of the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

The disease cryptococcosis, caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, is acquired directly from environmental exposure rather than transmitted person-to-person. One explanation for the pathogenicity of this species is that interactions with environmental predators select for virulence. However,...

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Autores principales: Magditch, Denise A., Liu, Tong-Bao, Xue, Chaoyang, Idnurm, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3464208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23055925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002936

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3464208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23055925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002936

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