Virulence mechanisms and Cryptococcus neoformans pathogenesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 55-58

  Alspaugh, J Andrew ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Microbial pathogenesis; Mycoses; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL RNA; PHOSPHOLIPASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL STRESS; CELL VACUOLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL CAPSULE; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HOST RESISTANCE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SURVIVAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84937942076     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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