The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans adapts rapidly to better infect the brain (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans adapts rapidly to better infect the brain

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The infectious fungus Cryptococcus neoformans rapidly enlarges and shrinks in size to withstand different microenvironments in the body.

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Steven Denham

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