Role of an Expanded Inositol Transporter Repertoire in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus neoformans</named-content> Sexual Reproduction and Virulence
ABSTRACT Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are globally distributed human fungal pathogens and the leading causes of fungal meningitis. Recent studies reveal that myo-inositol is an important factor for fungal sexual reproduction. That C. neoformans can utilize myo-inositol as a sole c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2010-05-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00084-10 |