The environmental yeast Cryptococcus liquefaciens produces capsular and secreted polysaccharides with similar pathogenic properties to those of C. neoformans

Invasive fungal infections, including cryptococcosis, are a growing threat to immunocompromised patients. Although Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the main agents of human cryptococcosis, opportunistic infections by environmental species, such as C. liquefaciens, have been observ...

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Autores principales: Araújo, Glauber R. de S., Freitas, Gustavo J. C., Fonseca, Fernanda L., Leite, Paulo Emilio C., Rocha, Gustavo Miranda, de Souza, Wanderley, Santos, Daniel A., Frases, Susana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28440301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46768

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28440301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46768

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