Trojan Horse Transit Contributes to Blood-Brain Barrier Crossing of a Eukaryotic Pathogen
ABSTRACT The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the central nervous system (CNS) by restricting the passage of molecules and microorganisms. Despite this barrier, however, the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans invades the brain, causing a meningoencephalitis that is estimated to kill over 600,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-03-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02183-16 |