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The Cryptococcus neoformans capsule: lessons from the use of optical tweezers and other biophysical tools

The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening infections in immunocompromised individuals, representing one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in AIDS patients. The main virulence factor of C. neoformans is the polysaccharide capsule; however, many fundamental asp...

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Autores principales: Pontes, Bruno, Frases, Susana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157436
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00640