Titan cells in Cryptococcus neoformans: Cells with a giant impact

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 409-413

  Zaragoza, Oscar ^a   Nielsen, Kirsten ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SIZE; CELL VACUOLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DAUGHTER CELL; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; REVIEW;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 84882918753     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2013.03.006     Document Type: Review

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