Lipid Flippase Subunit Cdc50 Mediates Drug Resistance and Virulence in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus neoformans</named-content>
ABSTRACT Cryptococcus neoformans is a human fungal pathogen and a major cause of fungal meningitis in immunocompromised individuals. Treatment options for cryptococcosis are limited. Of the two major antifungal drug classes, azoles are active against C. neoformans but exert a fungistatic effect, nec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-07-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00478-16 |