Phenotypic Variability Correlates with Clinical Outcome in <italic toggle="yes">Cryptococcus</italic> Isolates Obtained from Botswanan HIV/AIDS Patients
ABSTRACT Pathogenic species of Cryptococcus cause hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Considerable phenotypic variation is exhibited during infection, including increased capsule size, capsule shedding, giant cells (≥15 μm), and micro cells (≤1 μm). We examined 70 clinical isolates of Cryptoco...
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Autores principales: | Kenya E. Fernandes, Adam Brockway, Miriam Haverkamp, Christina A. Cuomo, Floris van Ogtrop, John R. Perfect, Dee A. Carter |
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Lenguaje: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/e1e48f1ce27247bdb21547fce1bf3298 |
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