Cryptococcus neoformans overcomes stress of azole drugs by formation of disomy in specific multiple chromosomes.

Cryptococcus neoformans is a haploid environmental organism and the major cause of fungal meningoencephalitis in AIDS patients. Fluconazole (FLC), a triazole, is widely used for the maintenance therapy of cryptococcosis. Heteroresistance to FLC, an adaptive mode of azole resistance, was associated w...

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Main Authors: Edward Sionov, Hyeseung Lee, Yun C Chang, Kyung J Kwon-Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2848560?pdf=render