Pulmonary Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Responses to Cryptococcus neoformans

The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans can cause life-threatening infections in immune compromised individuals. This pathogen is typically acquired via inhalation, and enters the respiratory tract. Innate immune cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) are the first host cells that e...

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Main Authors: Benjamin N. Nelson, Ashlee N. Hawkins, Karen L. Wozniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00037/full