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The interplay of phenotype and genotype in Cryptococcus neoformans disease by Altamirano, Sophie, Jackson, Katrina M, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening meningitis primarily in immunocompromised individuals. In order to…”
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Importance of Clinical Isolates in Cryptococcus neoformans Research by Jackson, Katrina M, Ding, Minna, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…The human pathogenic fungus is a global health concern. Previous research in the field has focused on studies using reference strains to identify virulence…”
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Identification of Pathogen Genomic Differences That Impact Human Immune Response and Disease during Cryptococcus neoformans Infection by Gerstein, Aleeza C, Jackson, Katrina M, McDonald, Tami R, Wang, Yina, Lueck, Benjamin D, Bohjanen, Sara, Smith, Kyle D, Akampurira, Andrew, Meya, David B, Xue, Chaoyang, Boulware, David R, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…Patient outcomes during infection are due to a complex interplay between the quality of medical care, host immunity factors, and the infecting pathogen's…”
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Use of Clinical Isolates to Establish Criteria for a Mouse Model of Latent Cryptococcus neoformans Infection by Ding, Minna, Smith, Kyle D, Wiesner, Darin L, Nielsen, Judith N, Jackson, Katrina M, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…The mechanisms of latency in the context of infection remain poorly understood. Two reasons for this gap in knowledge are: 1) the lack of standardized criteria…”
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A widely conserved bacterial cytoskeletal component influences unique helical shape and motility of the spirochete Leptospira biflexa by Jackson, Katrina M., Schwartz, Cindi, Wachter, Jenny, Rosa, Patricia A., Stewart, Philip E.

“…Summary Leptospires and other members of the evolutionarily ancient phylum of Spirochaetes are bacteria often characterized by long, highly motile spiral‐ or…”
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Blastomyces dermatitidis Environmental Prevalence in Minnesota: Analysis and Modeling Using Soil Collected at Basal and Outbreak Sites by Jackson, Katrina M, Pelletier, Keith C, Scheftel, Joni, Kerkaert, Joshua D, Robinson, Serina L, McDonald, Tami, Bender, Jeff B, Knight, Joseph F, Ireland, Malia, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…Outbreaks of blastomycosis, caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, occur in areas of endemicity in the United States and Canada, but the geographic…”
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Importance of Clinical Isolates in ICryptococcus neoformans/I Research by Jackson, Katrina M, Ding, Minna, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…The human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is a global health concern. Previous research in the field has focused on studies using reference strains…”
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Analysis and modeling of Blastomyces dermatitidis environmental prevalence in Minnesota using soil collected to compare basal and outbreak levels by Jackson, Katrina M, Pelletier, Keith C, Scheftel, Joni, Kerkaert, Joshua D, Robinson, Serina L, McDonald, Tami, Bender, Jeff B, Knight, Joseph F, Ireland, Malia, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…Outbreaks of blastomycosis, caused by the fungus , occur in endemic areas of the United States and Canada but the geographic range of blastomycosis is…”
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