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Membrane Integrity Contributes to Resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans to the Cell Wall Inhibitor Caspofungin

The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans causes up to 278 000 infections each year globally, resulting in up to 180,000 deaths annually, mostly impacting immunocompromised people. Therapeutic options for C. neoformans infections are very limited. Caspofungin, a member of the echinocandin class of...

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Autores principales: Moreira-Walsh, Brenda, Ragsdale, Abigail, Lam, Woei, Upadhya, Rajendra, Xu, Evan, Lodge, Jennifer K., Donlin, Maureen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9429927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35758672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00134-22