Superoxide dismutase influences the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans by affecting growth within macrophages

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 173-180

  Cox, Gary M ^a   Harrison, Thomas S ^b   McDade, Henry C ^a   Taborda, Carlos P ^c   Heinrich, Garrett ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^c   Perfect, John R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0037218164     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.1.173-180.2003     Document Type: Article

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