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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |