Geometrical Distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans Mediates Flower-Like Biofilm Development
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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 implanted medical devices in the form of biofilms, an important virulence factor. A new approach was use...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Microbiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1664-302X
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02534