Cryptococcal cell morphology affects host cell interactions and pathogenicity.

Cryptococcus neoformans is a common life-threatening human fungal pathogen. The size of cryptococcal cells is typically 5 to 10 microm. Cell enlargement was observed in vivo, producing cells up to 100 microm. These morphological changes in cell size affected pathogenicity via reducing phagocytosis b...

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Main Authors: Laura H Okagaki, Anna K Strain, Judith N Nielsen, Caroline Charlier, Nicholas J Baltes, Fabrice Chrétien, Joseph Heitman, Françoise Dromer, Kirsten Nielsen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/99bcbef7a4be44a8b9223effd38d9474
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