Jacobson E S, Tingler M J
McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia 23249.
J Med Vet Mycol. 1994;32(5):401-4.
The polysaccharide capsule is a virulence factor in the opportunistic yeast pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans. We describe a collection of strains which were isolated or constructed to exhibit defined capsular phenotypes. The collection includes strains with wild-type, acapsular and hypercapsular traits.