Cryptococcus neoformans: Tripping on Acid in the phagolysosome

Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is a basidiomycetous pathogenic yeast that is a frequent cause of meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals. Cn is a facultative intracellular pathogen in mammals, insects and amoeba. Cn infection occurs after inhalation of spores or desiccated cells from the...

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Main Authors: Carlos Miguel De Leon Rodriguez, Arturo eCasadevall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00164/full