Old <named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus neoformans</named-content> Cells Contribute to Virulence in Chronic Cryptococcosis

ABSTRACT Does cell age matter in virulence? The emergence of persister cells during chronic infections is critical for persistence of infection, but little is known how this occurs. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that the replicative age of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans contri...

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Main Authors: Tejas Bouklas, Ximo Pechuan, David L. Goldman, Batya Edelman, Aviv Bergman, Bettina C. Fries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013-08-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00455-13