Cryptococcus neoformans: A sugar-coated killer with designer genes

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 395-404

  Perfect, John R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus; Genes; Molecular biology; Pathogenesis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; SUGAR;

CELL ENCAPSULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE MODEL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IMMUNITY; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MELANOGENESIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MICE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 24344500521     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2005.06.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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