Mechanisms of Surface Antigenic Variation in the Human Pathogenic Fungus <italic toggle="yes">Pneumocystis jirovecii</italic>

ABSTRACT Microbial pathogens commonly escape the human immune system by varying surface proteins. We investigated the mechanisms used for that purpose by Pneumocystis jirovecii. This uncultivable fungus is an obligate pulmonary pathogen that in immunocompromised individuals causes pneumonia, a major...

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Autores principales: Emanuel Schmid-Siegert, Sophie Richard, Amanda Luraschi, Konrad Mühlethaler, Marco Pagni, Philippe M. Hauser
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/2017977a75fc4480a728eff091404cca
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