A yeast under cover: The capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 655-663

  Bose, Indrani ^a   Reese, Amy J ^a   Ory, Jeramia J ^a   Janbon, Guilhem ^b   Doering, Tamara L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

CELL WALL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CELL WALL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; POLYSACCHARIDES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0043234292     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.2.4.655-663.2003     Document Type: Short Survey

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