Geometrical Distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans Mediates Flower-Like Biofilm Development

Geometrical Distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans Mediates Flower-Like Biofilm Development

Microbial biofilms are highly structured and dynamic communities in which phenotypic diversification allows microorganisms to adapt to different environments under distinct conditions. The environmentally ubiquitous pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans colonizes many niches of the human body and implant...

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Main Authors: William Lopes, Mendeli H. Vainstein, Glauber R. De Sousa Araujo, Susana Frases, Charley C. Staats, Rita M. C. de Almeida, Augusto Schrank, Lívia Kmetzsch, Marilene H. Vainstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
biofilm
cryptococcus
scanning electron microscopy
geometrical
fungi
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02534/full

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