Characterization of Scedosporium apiospermum glucosylceramides and their involvement in fungal development and macrophage functions.

Scedosporium apiospermum is an emerging fungal pathogen that causes both localized and disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients. Glucosylceramides (CMH, GlcCer) are the main neutral glycosphingolipids expressed in fungal cells. In this study, glucosylceramides (GlcCer) were extracted an...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Rollin-Pinheiro, Livia Cristina Liporagi-Lopes, Jardel Vieira de Meirelles, Lauro M de Souza, Eliana Barreto-Bergter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4039464?pdf=render