Ovoid cell is an inducible small-sized morphotype that enhances proliferation and antifungal drug tolerance in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
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Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of fungal meningoencephalitis. Cellular heterogeneity during cryptococcal infection contributes to host adaptation and fungal pathogenesis. C. neoformans titan cells and seed cells represent enlarged and small-sized... ...