Itzhack Polacheck

Improved diagnostic medium for separation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (serotypes A and D) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii (serotypes B and C)

K. J. Kwon-Chung, Itzhack Polacheck, John E. Bennett · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1982 · 544 citations · Full text

Pathogenic Microbiology, Diagnostic Medium, Pathogen Detection +16

Melanin-lacking mutants of Cryptococcus neoformans and their virulence for mice

Kyung J. Kwon‐Chung, Itzhack Polacheck, T J Popkin · Journal of Bacteriology · 1982 · 324 citations · Full text

Biology, Prokaryotic System, Microbial Pathogens +13

Ancient Dispersal of the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon Rainforest

Ferry Hagen, Paulo Cézar Ceresini, Itzhack Polacheck et al. · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 221 citations · Full text

Coalescence Gene Genealogy, Fungal Diversity, South America +17

An endochitinase from wheat germ. Activity on nascent and preformed chitin.

Jesús Molano, Itzhack Polacheck, Abraham Madroñal Durán et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1979 · 212 citations · Full text

Biology, Wheat Germ, Endophyte Research +2

The fatal fungal outbreak on Vancouver Island is characterized by enhanced intracellular parasitism driven by mitochondrial regulation

Hansong Ma, Ferry Hagen, Dov J. Stekel et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 192 citations · Full text

Immunology, Mitochondrial Regulation, Fatal Fungal Outbreak +17