Ultrastructural Study of Cryptococcus neoformans Surface During Budding Events
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening infections in immunocompromised individuals. It is surrounded by three concentric structures that separate the cell from the extracellular space: the plasma membrane, the cell wall and the polysaccharide (PS) capsule. Although...
Main Authors: | Glauber R. de S. Araújo, Carolina de L. Alcantara, Noêmia Rodrigues, Wanderley de Souza, Bruno Pontes, Susana Frases |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.609244/full |
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