Intracellular parasitism of macrophages by Cryptococcus neoformans

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 273-278

  Feldmesser, Marta ^a   Tucker, Stephanie ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; MACROPHAGE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PATHOGENESIS; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MACROPHAGES; VIRULENCE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0035370561     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(01)02035-2     Document Type: Review

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