Cellular charge of Cryptococcus neoformans: Contributions from the capsular polysaccharide, melanin, and monoclonal antibody binding

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1836-1841

  Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

EID: 0030896419     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.5.1836-1841.1997     Document Type: Article

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