Fluconazole-Induced Ploidy Change in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus neoformans</named-content> Results from the Uncoupling of Cell Growth and Nuclear Division

ABSTRACT Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic yeast that causes lethal cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompromised patients. One of the challenges in treating cryptococcosis is the development of resistance to azole antifungals. Previous studies linked azole resistance to elevated numbers of cop...

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Main Authors: Sophie Altamirano, Diana Fang, Charles Simmons, Shreyas Sridhar, Peipei Wu, Kaustuv Sanyal, Lukasz Kozubowski
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/dc667f1f4bd3429fa3da9ec4cb974f89
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