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Conidial Melanin of the Human-Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Disrupts Cell Autonomous Defenses in Amoebae

The human-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous saprophyte that causes fatal lung infections in immunocompromised individuals. Following inhalation, conidia are ingested by innate immune cells and can arrest phagolysosome maturation. How this virulence trait could have been selecte...

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Autores principales: Ferling, Iuliia, Dunn, Joe Dan, Ferling, Alexander, Soldati, Thierry, Hillmann, Falk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7251208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32457245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00862-20

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