Scientists have unravelled a mechanism critical for fungal virulence
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 21:00
in Biology & Nature
Metallothioneins, proteins able to capture metal ions, play a major role in the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungal pathogen which causes severe infections in immunodeficient and immunocompetent individuals (AIDS patients, transplant receivers, etc.)