Unisexual reproduction introduces diversity in clonal populations of Cryptococcus neoformans

... neoformans is a global pathogen that primarily infects individuals with compromised immune systems, such as HIV/AIDS patients. It causes more than 600,000 deaths a year from cryptococcal pneumonia and meningoencephalitis, accounting for a third of ...

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