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Why I care about Cryptococcus neoformans

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Liliane Mukaremera describes her scientific journey studying Cryptococcus neoformans, a major human fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening infections.

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Fig. 1: C. neoformans cells.
Fig. 2: Global distribution of C. neoformans.

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Mukaremera, L. Why I care about Cryptococcus neoformans. Nat Microbiol 8, 1373–1375 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01438-3

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