Cryptococcus neoformans virulence is enhanced after growth in the genetically malleable host Dictyostelium discoideum

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4862-4872

  Steenbergen, Judith N ^a   Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a   Malliaris, Stephanie D ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; MYOSIN; SUGAR;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DICTYOSTELIUM; FEMALE; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MICE; MICE, INBRED A; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUTATION; MYOSINS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0041823555     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.9.4862-4872.2003     Document Type: Article

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