<italic toggle="yes">N</italic>-Acetylglucosamine Metabolism Promotes Survival of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Candida albicans</named-content> in the Phagosome

<italic toggle="yes">N</italic>-Acetylglucosamine Metabolism Promotes Survival of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Candida albicans</named-content> in the Phagosome

ABSTRACT Phagocytosis by innate immune cells is one of the most effective barriers against the multiplication and dissemination of microbes within the mammalian host. Candida albicans, a pathogenic yeast, has robust mechanisms that allow survival upon macrophage phagocytosis. C. albicans survives in...

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Main Authors: Elisa M. Vesely, Robert B. Williams, James B. Konopka, Michael C. Lorenz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-10-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Candida albicans
N-acetylglucosamine
host-cell interactions
phagosomes
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00357-17

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00357-17

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