Caenorhabditis elegans DAF-16 regulates lifespan and immune responses to Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii infections
Abstract Background Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening infection is primarily caused by two sibling species Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Several virulence-related factors of these cryptococci have been widely investigated in Caenorhabditis elegans, representing a facile in vivo...
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BMC
2022-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02579-x |