Organ-Dependent Variation of Capsule Thickness in Cryptococcus neoformans during Experimental Murine Infection

AUTOR(ES)

Rivera, Johanna

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

In studies of murine infection, the capsule thickness of Cryptococcus neoformans varied depending on the organ. The relative order of thickness was as follows: lung > brain > in vitro isolates. The differences in capsule thickness suggest that there are organ-related differences in the expression of genes responsible for capsule thickness.

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