Tornadic Shear Stress Induces a Transient, Calcineurin-Dependent Hypervirulent Phenotype in Mucorales Molds

ABSTRACT Trauma-related necrotizing myocutaneous mucormycosis (NMM) has a high morbidity and mortality in victims of combat-related injuries, geometeorological disasters, and severe burns. Inspired by the observation that several recent clusters of NMM have been associated with extreme mechanical fo...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Wurster, Alexander M. Tatara, Nathaniel D. Albert, Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Joseph Heitman, Soo Chan Lee, Amol C. Shetty, Carrie McCracken, Karen T. Graf, Antonios G. Mikos, Vincent M. Bruno, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-06-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01414-20