Development of an Aerosol Model of Cryptococcus Reveals Humidity as an Important Factor Affecting the Viability of Cryptococcus during Aerosolization

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Deborah J. Springer ,

* E-mail: deborah.springer@duke.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Divey Saini,

Affiliation Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Edmond J. Byrnes,

Affiliation National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Maryland, United States of America
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Joseph Heitman,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Richard Frothingham

Affiliations Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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