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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Filobasidiella neoformans
SUBMITTER: Changbin Chen
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-10750 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cell 20081001 1
The fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among HIV-infected individuals. We utilized the completed genome sequence and optimized methods for homologous DNA replacement using high-velocity particle bombardment to engineer 1201 gene knockout mutants. We screened this resource in vivo for proliferation in murine lung tissue and in vitro for three well-recognized virulence attributes-polysaccharide capsule formation, melanization, and growth at body temperatur ...[more]