Cell wall modifications during conidial maturation of the human pathogenic fungus Pseudallescheria boydii.

Progress in extending the life expectancy of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients remains jeopardized by the increasing incidence of fungal respiratory infections. Pseudallescheria boydii (P. boydii), an emerging pathogen of humans, is a filamentous fungus frequently isolated from the respiratory secretion...

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Main Authors: Sarah Ghamrawi, Gilles Rénier, Patrick Saulnier, Stéphane Cuenot, Agata Zykwinska, Bas E Dutilh, Christopher Thornton, Sébastien Faure, Jean-Philippe Bouchara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4065047?pdf=render