Nutritional Requirements and Their Importance for Virulence of Pathogenic Cryptococcus Species
Cryptococcus sp. are basidiomycete yeasts which can be found widely, free-living in the environment. Interactions with natural predators, such as amoebae in the soil, are thought to have promoted the development of adaptations enabling the organism to survive inside human macrophages. Infection with...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Microorganisms |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/5/4/65 |