Spatial and temporal sequence of capsule construction in Cryptococcus neoformans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-115

  Pierini, Lynda M ^a   Doering, Tamara L ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLUORESCENCE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

CELL WALL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLYSACCHARIDES; TRITIUM; XYLOSE;

EID: 0034931506     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02504.x     Document Type: Article

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