Cryptococcus neoformans: The yeast that likes it hot

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 463-468

  Perfect, John R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus; Genes; High temperature growth; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENCAPSULATION; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HEAT; HUMANS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646552053     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2006.00051.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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