Induction of Protective Immunity to Cryptococcal Infection in Mice by a Heat-Killed, Chitosan-Deficient Strain of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus neoformans</named-content>

ABSTRACT Cryptococcus neoformans is a major opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes fatal meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals and is responsible for a large proportion of AIDS-related deaths. The fungal cell wall is an essential organelle which undergoes constant modification duri...

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Main Authors: Rajendra Upadhya, Woei C. Lam, Brian Maybruck, Charles A. Specht, Stuart M. Levitz, Jennifer K. Lodge
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/44f603daa0f74948b563711e14233614
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