Molecular Biological Studies on Cryptococcus neoformans
Randa Alarousy
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Molecular Biological Studies on Cryptococcus neoformans

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Cryptococcus neoformans is encapsulated yeast that causes many forms of cryptococcosis in man and various animal species. The organism is largely an opportunistic pathogen but can also be a primary pathogen in a small cohort of patients with no apparent immune system defects. C. neoformans is a spherical, oval or ovoid yeast, possesses a thick cell wall, direfractile, well - visible without staining under optical microscope but can be seen when stained by India ink (Rippon, 1982). The polysaccharide capsule is a major virulence factor of Cr. neoformans. The effect of the Cr. neoformans polysac...