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Convergent microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans hypervirulence in the laboratory and the clinic

Convergent microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans hypervirulence in the laboratory and the clinic

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Convergent microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans hypervirulence in the laboratory and the clinic

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Convergent microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans hypervirulence in the laboratory and the clinic

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Scientific reports, 2017-12, Vol.7 (1), p.17918-14, Article 17918

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Reference strains are a key component of laboratory research, providing a common background allowing for comparisons across a community of researchers. However, laboratory passage of these strains has been shown to lead to reduced fitness and the attenuation of virulence in some species. In this study we show the opposite in the fungal pathogen
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Full title

Convergent microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans hypervirulence in the laboratory and the clinic

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5738413

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5738413

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ISSN

2045-2322

E-ISSN

2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/s41598-017-18106-2

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