Finding the Sweet Spot: How Human Fungal Pathogens Acquire and Turn the Sugar Inositol against Their Hosts

ABSTRACT Inositol is an essential nutrient with important structural and signaling functions in eukaryotes. Its role in microbial pathogenesis has been reported in fungi, protozoans, and eubacteria. In a recent article, Porollo et al. [mBio 5(6):e01834-14, 2014, doi:10.1128/mBio.01834-14] demonstrat...

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Main Author: Chaoyang Xue
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/86e7c2d6ae6143bea294e563c6573ad5
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