Spores on <i>Cryptococcus deuterogattii</i> (IMAGE)

Duke University

Spores on <i>Cryptococcus deuterogattii</i>

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This image shows spores on the surface of a fruiting structure from the fungus Cryptococcus deuterogattii, a deadly strain that emerged in the Pacific Northwest.

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Edmond Byrnes III, Joseph Heitman -- Duke; Valerie Knowlton - NC State

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