Investigation of Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation by various omics approaches

Investigation of Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation by various omics approaches

In the lung, Aspergillus fumigatus usually forms a dense colony of filaments embedded in a polymeric extracellular matrix called biofilm (BF). This extracellular matrix embeds and glues hyphae together and protects the fungus from an outside hostile environment. This extracellular matrix is absent i...

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Main Authors: Laetitia eMuszkieta, Anne eBeauvais, Vera ePähtz, John eGibbons, Véronique eAnton Leberre, Rémi eBeau, Kazutoshi eShibuya, Antonis eRokas, Jean Marie eFrancois, Olaf eKniemeyyer, Axel A Brakhage, Jean Paul eLatge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Aspergillus fumigatus
Biofilm
RNA-Seq
Proteomic analysis
RNA-sequencing
trancriptomic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00013/full

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