Cryptococcus neoformans

Jananishree Sathiyamoorthy1, Jayapradha Ramakrishnan2

  • 1Actinomycetes Bioprospecting Lab, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur, 613401, Tamilnadu, India.

Scientific reports
|December 4, 2025
PubMed
概括

这项研究介绍了印度Cryptococcus neoformans分离的第一个完整基因组序列,揭示了关键的毒性基因和抗真菌耐药性标志物. 了解其基因组结构对于管理这种被忽视的热带疾病至关重要.

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