Phenotypic switching of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii

Mycopathologia

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 181-188

  Jain, Neena ^a   Fries, Bettina C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus; Switching

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 51649101252     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-008-9137-9     Document Type: Review

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