Importance of mitochondria in survival of Cryptococcus neoformans under low oxygen conditions and tolerance to cobalt chloride.

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Published in PLoS Pathog on September 19, 2008

Authors

Susham S Ingavale1, Yun C Chang, Hyeseung Lee, Carol M McClelland, Madeline L Leong, Kyung J Kwon-Chung

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1: Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.

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