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...

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Autores principales: Timothy F Meiller, Bernhard Hube, Lydia Schild, Mark E Shirtliff, Mark A Scheper, Robert Winkler, Amy Ton, Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/103c92f80672412b814e602b7e46e88d
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