Surface architecture of Histoplasma capsulatum

The dimorphic fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum is the most frequent cause of clinically significant fungal pneumonia in humans. H. capsulatum virulence is achieved, in part, through diverse and dynamic alterations to the fungal cell surface. Surface components associated with H. capsulatum pa...

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Main Authors: Allan J. Guimaraes, Mariana D. de Cerqueira, Joshua D Nosanchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00225/full