Environmental dimensionality controls the interaction of phagocytes with the pathogenic fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans.
The fungal pathogens Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans are major health threats for immune-compromised patients. Normally, macrophages and neutrophil granulocytes phagocytose inhaled Aspergillus conidia in the two-dimensional (2-D) environment of the alveolar lumen or Candida growing in tis...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030013 |