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Size Matters: Measurement of Capsule Diameter in Cryptococcus neoformans
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면역학 및 감염병학
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JoVE 신문 면역학 및 감염병학
Size Matters: Measurement of Capsule Diameter in Cryptococcus neoformans
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08:24 min

February 27, 2018

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 00:50Capsule Induction and Yeast Cell Staining
  • 03:14Image Acquisition
  • 04:27Capsule Measurement
  • 06:33Results: Representative Capsule Measurement
  • 07:58Conclusion

Summary

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The polysaccharide capsule is the primary virulence factor in Cryptococcus neoformans, and its size correlates with strain virulence. Capsule diameter measurements are used in phenotypic testing and to gauge therapeutic efficacy. Here a standard method of capsule induction is presented, and two methods of staining and measuring diameter are compared.

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