Evidence that Cryptococcus neoformans is melanized in pigeon excreta: Implications for pathogenesis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 5477-5479

  Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a   Rudolph, Joseph ^a   Rosas, Angel L ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FECES; FUNGUS CULTURE; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST CELL;

EID: 0032851212     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.10.5477-5479.1999     Document Type: Article

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