The ‘Amoeboid Predator-Fungal Animal Virulence’ Hypothesis

The observation that some aspects of amoeba-fungal interactions resemble animal phagocytic cell-fungal interactions, together with the finding that amoeba passage can enhance the virulence of some pathogenic fungi, has stimulated interest in the amoeba as a model system for the study of fungal virul...

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Main Authors: Arturo Casadevall, Man Shun Fu, Allan Guimaraes, Patricia Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/5/1/10