Genes differentially expressed in conidia and hyphae of Aspergillus fumigatus upon exposure to human neutrophils.

BACKGROUND:Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common etiologic agent of invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients. Several studies have addressed the mechanism involved in host defense but only few have investigated the pathogen's response to attack by the host cells. To our knowledge...

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Main Authors: Janyce A Sugui, H Stanley Kim, Kol A Zarember, Yun C Chang, John I Gallin, Willian C Nierman, Kyung J Kwon-Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18648542/?tool=EBI