Type: | Family | Name: | Lipopolysaccharide-modifying protein |
Description: | Cryptococcus neoformansis a pathogenic fungus which most commonly affects the central nervous system and causes fatal meningoencephalitis primarily in patients with AIDS. This fungus produces a thick extracellular polysaccharide capsule which is well recognised as a virulence factor. CAP10 is required for capsule formation and virulence []. | Short Name: | LipoPS_modifying |