A dissemination-prone morphotype enhances extrapulmonary organ entry by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans
S. T. Denham, B. Brammer, K. Y. Chung…·J. C. S. Brown
This study shows that a small morphotype of Cryptococcus neoformans, called 'seed' cells, is critical for extrapulmonary organ entry and is induced by environmental factors like phosphate.