Agent-based modeling approach of immune defense against spores of opportunistic human pathogenic fungi

Agent-based modeling approach of immune defense against spores of opportunistic human pathogenic fungi

Opportunistic human pathogenic fungi like the ubiquitous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus are a majorthreat to immunocompromised patients. An impaired immune system renders the body vulnerable to inva-sive mycoses that often lead to the death of the patient. While the number of immunocompromised patient...

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Main Authors: Christian eTokarski, Sabine eHummert, Franziska eMech, Marc Thilo eFigge, Sebastian eGermerodt, Anja eSchroeter, Stefan eSchuster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Chemotaxis
Agent-based modeling
host-pathogen interaction
immune defense
individual-based modeling
opportunistic pathogenic fungi
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00129/full

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