Role of alternative oxidase gene in pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans.

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Published in Infect Immun on October 01, 2003

Authors

Shamima Akhter1, Henry C McDade, Jenifer M Gorlach, Garrett Heinrich, Gary M Cox, John R Perfect

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1: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

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