Galleria mellonella model identifies highly virulent strains among all major molecular types of Cryptococcus gattii.

Cryptococcosis is mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. However, the number of cases due to C. gattii is increasing, affecting mainly immunocompetent hosts. C. gattii is divided into four major molecular types, VGI to VGIV, which differ in their host range, epidemiology, antifungal susceptibilit...

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Main Authors: Carolina Firacative, Shuyao Duan, Wieland Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4136835?pdf=render