Conidial Melanin of the Human-Pathogenic Fungus <named-content content-type="genus-species">Aspergillus fumigatus</named-content> Disrupts Cell Autonomous Defenses in Amoebae

ABSTRACT 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 bee...

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Autores principales: Iuliia Ferling, Joe Dan Dunn, Alexander Ferling, Thierry Soldati, Falk Hillmann
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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