A dissemination-prone morphotype enhances extrapulmonary organ entry by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans
S. T. Denham, B. Brammer, K. Y. Chung, M. A. Wambaugh, J. Bednarek, L. Guo, J. C. S. Brown
This study shows that a small morphotype of Cryptococcus neoformans, called 'seed' cells, is critical for extrapulmonary organ entry and is induced by environmental factors like phosphate.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2020Microbiology