GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Human and murine Cryptococcus neoformans infection selects for common genomic changes in an environmental isolate.
Poppy Sephton-Clark, Scott A. McConnell, Nina T. Grossman…·Arturo Casadevall
The paper shows that environmental Cryptococcus neoformans strains undergo genomic and phenotypic changes during mammalian infection, suggesting animal virulence drives genetic adaptation.