Infectious spores of <i>Cryptococcus gatti</i> (IMAGE)

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Infectious spores of <i>Cryptococcus gatti</i>

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Scanning electron micrograph of infectious spores produced by Cryptococcus gatti during its sexual cycle, which are readily aerosolized and inhaled to cause infections in humans.

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Edmond Byrnes and Joseph Heitman, Duke University

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