The Eng1 β-Glucanase Enhances Histoplasma Virulence by Reducing β-Glucan Exposure
The fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum parasitizes host phagocytes. To avoid antimicrobial immune responses, Histoplasma yeasts must minimize their detection by host receptors while simultaneously interacting with the phagocyte. Pathogenic Histoplasma yeast cells, but not avirulent mycelial cell...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-04-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/2/e01388-15 |