The Crucial Role of Biofilms in Cryptococcus neoformans Survival within Macrophages and Colonization of the Central Nervous System

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast-like fungus capable of causing life threatening meningoencephalitis in patients with impaired immunity. This microbe primarily infects the host via inhalation but has the ability to disseminate to the central nervous system (CNS) either as a single ce...

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Autores principales: Aslanyan, Lilit, Sanchez, David A., Valdebenito, Silvana, Eugenin, Eliseo A., Ramos, Raddy L., Martinez, Luis R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29371529
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof3010010

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29371529
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof3010010

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