A novel immune evasion strategy of candida albicans: proteolytic cleavage of a salivary antimicrobial peptide.
Oropharyngeal candidiasis is an opportunistic infection considered to be a harbinger of AIDS. The etiologic agent Candida albicans is a fungal species commonly colonizing human mucosal surfaces. However, under conditions of immune dysfunction, colonizing C. albicans can become an opportunistic patho...
Guardado en:
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | article |
Lenguaje: | EN |
Publicado: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/103c92f80672412b814e602b7e46e88d |
Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|