beta-1,3-glucan modifying enzymes in Aspergillus fumigatus

In Aspergillus fumigatus like in other filamentous ascomycetes, beta-1,3-glucan constitutes a prominent cell wall component being responsible for rigidity of the cell wall structure. In filamentous fungi, softening of the cell wall is absolutely required during conidial germination and hyphal branch...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Isabelle eMouyna, Lukas eHartl, Jean-Paul eLatgé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00081/full