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Candidalysin is a fungal peptide toxin critical for mucosal infection
Cytolytic proteins and peptide toxins are classical virulence factors of several bacterial pathogens which disrupt epithelial barrier function, damage cells and activate or modulate host immune responses. Until now human pathogenic fungi were not known to possess such toxins. Here we identify the fi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4851236/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27027296 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature17625 |