The environmental yeast Cryptococcus liquefaciens produces capsular and secreted polysaccharides with similar pathogenic properties to those of C. neoformans
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DOI: 10.1038/srep46768
Abstract: Invasive fungal infections, including cryptococcosis, are a growing threat to immunocompromised patients. Although Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the main agents of human cryptococcosis, opportunistic infections by environmental species, such as C. liquefaciens, have… read more here.
Keywords: environmental yeast; capsular secreted; cryptococcus liquefaciens; yeast cryptococcus ... See more keywords