Isolation and characterization of cryptococcus neoformans spores reveal a critical role for capsule biosynthesis genes in spore biogenesis

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-605

  Botts, Michael R ^a   Giles, Steven S ^a   Gates, Marcellene A ^b   Kozel, Thomas R ^b   Hull, Christina M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 64749088642     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00352-08     Document Type: Article

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