capsular polysaccharide

  • Open Access
    The Buoyancy of <em>Cryptococcus neoformans</em> Is Affected by Capsule Size
    Research Article | Host-Microbe Biology
    The Buoyancy of Cryptococcus neoformans Is Affected by Capsule Size

    The buoyancy of a microbial cell is an important physical characteristic that may affect its transportability in fluids and interactions with tissues during infection. The polysaccharide capsule surrounding C. neoformans is required for infection and dissemination in the host. Our results indicate that the capsule has a significant effect on reducing cryptococcal cell...

    Raghav Vij, Radames J. B. Cordero, Arturo Casadevall
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    A Predicted Mannoprotein Participates in <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Cryptococcus gattii</span> Capsular Structure
    Research Article | Host-Microbe Biology
    A Predicted Mannoprotein Participates in Cryptococcus gattii Capsular Structure

    Cryptococcus gattii has the ability to escape from the host’s immune system through poorly understood mechanisms and can lead to the death of healthy individuals. The role of mannoproteins in C. gattii pathogenicity is not completely understood. The present work characterized a protein, Kpr1, that...

    Julia Catarina Vieira Reuwsaat, Heryk Motta, Ane Wichine Acosta Garcia, Carolina Bettker Vasconcelos, Bárbara Machado Marques, Natália Kronbauer Oliveira, Jéssica Rodrigues, Patrícia Aline Gröhns Ferrareze, Susana Frases, William Lopes, Vanessa Abreu Barcellos, Eamim Daidrê Squizani, Jorge André Horta, Augusto Schrank, Marcio Lourenço Rodrigues, Charley Christian Staats, Marilene Henning Vainstein, Lívia Kmetzsch
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